Young people experiencing harms from alcohol and drugs: literature and evidence review

This report presents the findings of a rapid evidence review of prevalence and harms relating to alcohol and drug use among children and young people.


Footnotes

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2 NRS Scotland (Aug. 2021). Vital Events – Deaths – Alcohol Deaths - Alcohol-specific deaths. Available at: Alcohol-specific deaths 2020, Main Points (nrscotland.gov.uk)

3 ISD (Nov 2019). Alcohol-Related Hospital Statistics Scotland 2018/19. Available at: Alcohol related hospital statistics - Scotland financial year 2019 to 2020 - Alcohol related hospital statistics - Publications - Public Health Scotland

4 Tier 3 and 4 Treatment services refers to structured community and residential treatment

5 NHS National Services Scotland, Information Services Division (Jun. 2018). Scottish Drug Misuse Database: Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2016/17. Available at: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Drugs-and-Alcohol-Misuse/Publications/2018-06-26/2018-06-26-SDMD-Report.pdf

6 NHS National Services Scotland, Information Services Division (Jun. 2018). The National Drug Related Deaths Database Report: Analysis of Death Occurring in 2015 and 2016. Available at: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Drugs-and-Alcohol-Misuse/Publications/2018-06-12/2018-06-12-NDRDD-Report.pdf

7 Scottish Government and COSLA (2018) Public Health Priorities for Scotland. Available at:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-public-health-priorities/

8 Scottish Government (Oct. 2019). Rights, Respect and Recovery: Action Plan. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/rights-respect-and-recovery-action-plan/

9 Scottish Government (Oct. 2019). Alcohol framework 2018: Preventing Harm. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/alcohol-framework-2018-preventing-harm-next-steps-changing-relationship-alcohol/

10 World Health Organization (2018) SAFER initiative. Available from: https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/safer/launch/en/

11 Scottish Government (Oct. 2019). Rights, Respect and Recovery: Action Plan. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/rights-respect-and-recovery-action-plan/

12 Scottish Government (Jan 2021). Drugs policy - update: statement by the First Minister - 20 January 2021. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/update-drugs-policy/

13 Scottish Government (2019). Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC). Available at: Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

14 Scottish Government (2019). Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2018. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-schools-adolescent-lifestyle-and-substance-use-survey-salsus/

15 Scottish Government (Nov. 2019). Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): drug use report 2018. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-schools-adolescent-lifestyle-substance-use-survey-salsus-drug-use-report-2018/

16 Scottish Government (Sept. 2020). Scottish Health Survey 2019 – Volume 1: Main Report. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-health-survey-2019-volume-1-main-report/.

17 AUDIT is widely considered to be the best screening tool for detecting problematic alcohol use. It comprises ten indicators of problem drinking: three indicators of consumption, four of use of alcohol considered harmful to oneself or others, and three of physical dependency on alcohol. Given the potentially sensitive nature of these questions, they were administered in self-completion format for all participants. A Score of 0-7 indicates ‘low risk drinking/abstinence’, 8-15 indicates ‘hazardous drinking’, 16-19 indicates ‘harmful drinking’, and possible alcohol dependence is indicated by a score of 20 or more.

18 ScotPHO, NHS Public Health Scotland (2018). Hospital admissions, deaths and overall burden of disease attributable to alcohol consumption in Scotland. Available at: https://www.scotpho.org.uk/media/1597/scotpho180201-bod-alcohol-scotland.pdf

19 One unit is equivalent to 8 grams of pure alcohol.

20 Scottish Government (Mar. 2021). Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/20: main findings. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-crime-justice-survey-2018-19-main-findings/

21 Scottish Government (Mar. 2019). Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017/18: main findings. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-crime-justice-survey-2018-19-main-findings/

22 ISD (Nov 2020). Alcohol-Related Hospital Statistics Scotland 2019/20. Available at: Alcohol related hospital statistics - Scotland financial year 2019 to 2020 - Alcohol related hospital statistics - Publications - Public Health Scotland

23 ScotPHO (2018). Hospital admissions, deaths and overall burden of disease attributable to alcohol consumption in Scotland. Available at: https://www.scotpho.org.uk/media/1597/scotpho180201-bod-alcohol-scotland.pdf

24 NRS Scotland (Nov. 2020). New Definition: Alcohol-Specific Deaths. Available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/alcohol-deaths

25 Tod, E. et al. (2018). Hospital admissions, deaths and overall burden of disease attributable to alcohol consumption in Scotland. Available at: https://www.scotpho.org.uk/media/1597/scotpho180201-bod-alcohol-scotland.pdf

26 ISD Scotland (March 2019). Prevalence of problem drug use in Scotland: 2015/16 Estimates. Available at: https://beta.isdscotland.org/find-publications-and-data/lifestyle-and-behaviours/substance-use/prevalence-of-problem-drug-use-in-scotland-201516-estimates/5-march-

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27 ISD Scotland (Nov. 2011). Estimating the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Use in Scotland 2009/10. Available at: http://drugslibrary.wordpress.stir.ac.uk/files/2017/05/prevalence2009_10.pdf

28 Public Health Scotland, Information Services Division (June 2021). Drug-related hospital statistics Scotland 2019/20. Available at: Summary - Drug-related hospital statistics - Scotland 2019 to 2020 - Drug-related hospital statistics - Publications - Public Health Scotland

29 Public Health Scotland (Jun. 2021). Drug-Related Hospital Statistics: Scotland 2019 to 2020. Summary - Drug-related hospital statistics - Scotland 2019 to 2020 - Drug-related hospital statistics - Publications - Public Health Scotland

30 The ‘Sedatives/hypnotics’ group of drugs includes ‘prescribable’ benzodiazepines (drugs such as diazepam), ‘street’ benzodiazepines (for example, etizolam and alprazolam) and z-hypnotics (for example, zopiclone).

31 The ‘other stimulant’ category includes stimulants other than cocaine (e.g. caffeine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, BZP, PMA)

32 The ‘multiple/other’ drugs category includes hallucinogens, volatile solvents, multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances (e.g. ecstasy). This category may be used to indicate poly drug use when individual substances are not known or cannot be coded using existing diagnosis (ICD10) codes.

33 National Records of Scotland (July. 2021). Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2020. Available at: Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020 | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

34 ISD (Jun 2018). The national Drug-Related Deaths Database (Scotland) Report: Analysis of Deaths Occurring in 2015 and 2016.

35 There is a degree of reverse causality across a number of these domains, with negative outcomes in relation to a number of these domains also operating as risk factors for problematic alcohol and drug use.

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58 Existing measures of ACEs are relatively crude and limited in a number of aspects; they fail to capture the severity or duration of these events; they provide equal weighting to all included experiences (for example, parental separation and sexual abuse); they do not take into consideration the subjective perceptions of these experiences by children and younger people, and; they do not take into account resilience.

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83 Patrick, M.E. et al. (2011). Adolescents' Reported Reasons for Alcohol and Marijuana Use as Predictors of Substance Use and Problems in Adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(1): 106-116.

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86 MacDonald, R. & Marsh, J. (2002). Crossng the Rubicon: youth transitions, poverty, drugs and social exclusion. International Journal of Drug Policy, 13(1); 27-38.

87 Ridley, J. and Mcluskey, S. (2001). Exploring the perceptions of young people in care and care leavers of their health needs. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2(1): 55-65.

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90 Pilowsky, D. and Wu, L. (2006). Psychiatric symptoms and substance use disorders in a nationally representative sample of American adolescents involved in foster care. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, 351-358.

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94 Public Health Scotland (2020). Scottish Drug Misuse Database. Available at: https://beta.isdscotland.org/media/3878/2020-03-03-sdmd-report.pdf

95 Scottish Drugs Forum (2007). Drugs and Poverty: A Literature Review. Available at: http://www.sdf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Drugs__Poverty_Literature_Review_2007.pdf

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98 Scottish Government (2019). Scottish Schools Adolscent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2018. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-schools-adolescent-lifestyle-and-substance-use-survey-salsus/

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100 National Advisory Committee on Drugs. (2010). Risk and Protection Factors for Substance Use among Young People: A Comparative Study of Early School-Leavers and School-Attending Students. Available at: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/14100/1/NACD_RiskYoungPeopleSchool.pdf

101 Ward, J. et al. (2003). One problem among many: drug use among care leavers in transition to independent living. London: Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

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103 Aberdeenshire have not yet submitted an Annual Report for 2019/20.

104 As these were open-text answers, it is challenging to draw strong conclusions from these as this likely does not provide a comprehensive list of the services available across each area. Further, it is unclear whether some of these activities are specifically tailored to younger people or whether the approach taken across all ages was available to those under the age of 25.

105 Scottish Government (Dec. 2020). Residential Rehabilitation in Scotland: Service Mapping Report 2019/20. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/residential-rehabilitation-scotland-service-

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106 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting times - Quarter ending 30 June 2021 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting times - Publications - Public Health Scotland

107 ISD (March 2020). Scottish Drug Misuse Database Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2019/20. Available at: https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/6315/2021-03-02-sdmd-report.pdf

108 Audit Scotland (2009). Report: Drug and alcohol services in Scotland. Available at: https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/report/drug-and-alcohol-services-in-scotland

109 ISD (Dec. 2020). Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting times. Available at: https://beta.isdscotland.org/find-publications-and-data/conditions-and-diseases/mental-health/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-waiting-times/

110 Public Health Scotland. (Sept 2020). National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times: 1 April – 30 June 2020. Available at: https://beta.isdscotland.org/find-publications-and-data/lifestyle-and-behaviours/substance-use/national-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-waiting-times/

111 Wisdom, J.P. et al. (2011). Barriers and facilitators to adolescent drug treatment: Youth, family, and staff reports. Addiction Research & Theory, 2: 179-188.

112 Cauce AM, Domenech-Rodriguez M, Paradise M. et al. (2002). Cultural and contextual influences in mental health help seeking: A focus on ethnic minority youth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; 70: 44–55.

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115 Audit Scotland (2019). Drug and alcohol services An update. Available at: https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2019/briefing_190521_drugs_alcohol.pdf

116 Christie, G.I.G.; Cheetham, A. & Lubman, D.I. (2020). Interventions for Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders in Young People: 10 Key Evidence-Based Approaches to Inform Service Delivery. Current Addiction Reports. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40429-020-00336-6

117 Winters KC, Stinchfield R, Latimer WW, Lee S. Long-term outcome of substance-dependent youth following 12-step treatment. J Subst Abus Treat. 2007;33(1):61–9.

118 S. Maguire (2013). What Measures Can Be Taken to Address the Specific Problem of Young People Who Are NEET?, in: Intereconomics – Review of European Economic Policy, Vol. 48(4): 196-201.

119 While employment law remains reserved, the Scottish Government has influence over public sector pay and the supply chain of the public sector.

120 Audit Scotland (2009). Report: Drug and alcohol services in Scotland. Available at: https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/report/drug-and-alcohol-services-in-scotland

121 Smith, H. & Massaro-Mallinson, M. (2010). HEAT A11: Updated Drug and Alcohol Treatment Types. Available at: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Drugs-and-Alcohol/Docs/DATWT_TreatmentTypes_rev.pdf

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