Substance Misuse Programme (SMP)

The Drug Misuse Information Strategy Team is a dedicated resource to support the development and delivery of the ISD Substance Misuse Programme. SMP collects, collates and disseminates information from a range of data sources that contribute to the overall picture of drug misuse in Scotland.

Substance Misuse Programme Business Plan 2009/10 PDF [ 100kb ]
Substance Misuse Communications Strategy 2009/10 PDF [45kb]

In particular we

• Provide expert advice and support on drug misuse information
  
  
• Produce a variety of outputs from a range of different data sources such as the annual Scottish Drug Misuse Statistics
  
  
• Collect, maintain and disseminate data from drug treatment agencies through the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD)
  
  
• Work in partnership particularly with ADPs
  
  
• Manage the Drug Misuse Information Scotland website

Update on key projects

• December 2010 - Background Information on Project to Estimate the Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in Scotland -[PDF 25KB]
  

• January 2010 - Future of Drug Treatment Waiting Times Project - [PDF 33KB]
  
  
• January 2010 -National Drug-related Deaths Database Project - [PDF 42KB]
  
  

Contacts

The Scottish Drug Misuse Information Strategy

View Agency Analysis Statistics

National Services Scotland - Freedom of Information

Important changes to how we present our data