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Data and intelligence

Drug and Alcohol Information System (DAISy)

Information about the national database that holds data about drug and alcohol services, including Prisons data, across Scotland

Substance Use and Health Intelligence Linked Dataset (SHIeLD)

Routine linkage of drug-related health data sources

Drug Related Hospital Statistics (DRHS)

Annual report on hospital admissions associated with drug misuse across the NHS in Scotland

Injecting Equipment Provision in Scotland (IEP)

Annual report on the provision of injecting equipment to drug users in Scotland

National Drug Related Deaths Database (NDRDD)

National database collecting information on the background, health and social circumstances of individuals who have died a drug related death in Scotland

National Naloxone Programme Scotland

Annual and quarterly reports on the number of take-home naloxone kits provided in Scotland

Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)

Annual reports on the number of OST prescriptions across Scotland.

Prevalence of problematic drug use in Scotland

A collaborative project to develop and refine new estimates of the prevalence of problematic drug use in Scotland.

Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD)

National database on the use of drugs in Scotland

Smoking cessation

National database recording information from smoking cessation services and pharmacies about smoking quit attempts

Alcohol Consumption and Harms Dashboard

The dashboard provides data and evidence around alcohol-related harms.

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