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Problematic and injecting drug use – findings from the Harm Reduction Database (HRD). Presenter: Josie Smith, Health Protection, PHW. Estimates of problematic and injecting drug use. EMCDDA
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Problematic and injecting drug use – findings from the Harm Reduction Database (HRD) Presenter: Josie Smith, Health Protection, PHW
Estimates of problematic and injecting drug use EMCDDA • Problematic drug use – “injecting drug use or long duration or regular use of opioids, cocaine and/or amphetamines” • UK estimates indicate around 1% or 10 per 1000 population aged 15 – 64 years • Translates to around 20,000 individuals in Wales • Injecting drug use – UK estimates indicate around 0.4% of population aged 15 – 64 years • Translates to around 8,000 individuals in Wales
Wales HRD data 1/09/10 – 31/03/11 7277 individuals registered with needle exchange • Female – 1004 (14%) • Male – 6273 (86%) Would expect: 25% female 75% male Pharmacy? • What is the extent of secondary / peer distribution?
Wales data – Age profile by genderData from all sites: Activity 01/09/10 to 31/03/11
Details available for analysis • Age • Gender • Year of first injecting • Area of residence • Housing status • Substances used • Blood borne virus monitoring • Injecting equipment reuse and sharing behaviour
Uses of data / reporting mechanisms • Provider activity data • Planning of opening times, additional services for young people, females, steroid users • Address additional health / other needs • Address specific risk behaviours with service users • Local planning (APB/CSP/SMARTs) • Coverage • Quality • Nature of local injecting (and wider problematic drug use) behaviours • National planning (WAG, Public Health)
Next steps: Improving data quality • Some services completing client details • Other services completing bare minimum - visits to sites reinforcing need to complete client details/assessment in order to provide quality service
Next steps : rolling out to pharmacy • Working in conjunction with Pharmacy WAG to implement in existing community pharmacy services across Wales (2011) • Addition of take home Naloxone section – stat and voluntary sector
All service users and staff from voluntary and statutory services Regional co-ordinators WAG Public Health Thank you!