National Publications

Alcohol Related Crime & Drugs

Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from 2009/10 British Crime Survey
This annual statistical bulletin examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a
nationally representative sample of 16 to 59 year olds (including a breakdown for young
people aged 16 to 24) resident in households in England and Wales.

Alcohol Services in Prisons: an Unmet Need
Alcohol services in prisons: an unmet need’ is a recent HM Inspectorate of Prisons thematic report which reveals the gaps between the needs of prisoners with alcohol problems and the services that exist to support them.  The report shows that in the last year, 19% of prisoners surveyed reported having an alcohol problem when they entered prison.  It is even higher among young adults (30%) and women (29%). 

Blueprint Drugs Education: The Response of Pupils and Parents to the Programme
This report focuses on the second stage of the blueprint evaluation. It deals with how pupils and parents responded to the programme as well as pupils' awareness and knowledge of drug use, their perception of drug use and acceptability of drug use among same-age peers and the quality and frequency of parent-child communication on drugs.

Children, Young People and Alcohol
In 2009, the Department for Children, Schools and Families commissioned GfK NOP to conduct research to investigate young people and alcohol. Specifically, the research was designed to better understand parents' and young people's attitudes and behaviour towards alcohol and alcohol consumption. The research was also designed to investigate how children's behaviour may be influenced by their parent's attitudes and behaviour towards alcohol.

Children, Young People and Alcohol: How they Learn and How to Prevent Excessive Use
What influences how children and young people behave towards alcohol. Two linked research reviews examine:


Consultation on Children, Young People and Alcohol: Summary of Responses
The responses show that there is a broad base of support for guidelines from the Chief Medical Office on safe levels of drinking. There is also a clear need for government advice and information for parents. Respondents were very clear that Government had a role to play on the issue and parents were keen for more support and information.

Drink Banning Orders
This page gives information on drink banning orders, civil orders that can be made against an individual aged at least 16 if they have engaged in criminal or disorderly conduct while under the influence of alcohol.

Drinking in the UK: An Exploration of Trends May 2009
Reviews research, and highlights trends in alcohol consumption over the last 20 to 30 years.

Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2008/09 British Crime Survey, England and Wales July 2009
This annual statistical bulletin examines the prevalence and trends of illicit drug use among a nationally representative sample of 16 to 59 year olds (with a particular focus on young people aged 16 to 24) resident in households in England and Wales.

Drug Strategy Newsletter
This page links to the most recent issues of Drug Strategy Newsletter, which contains up-to-date news and developments about the drug strategy. It also has details of events, guidance and publications.

Evidence-Based Practice? The National Probation Service's Work with Alcohol Misusing Offenders
This is a study examining the National Probation Service's work with alcohol misusing offenders.

Getting to Grips with Substance Misuse among Young People - The Data for 2007/08
The report dispels popular myths around young people’s drug and alcohol misuse and the treatment they receive. The vast majority needed interventions such as counselling, sometimes with families, to address the causes and consequences of substance misuse ranging from the breakdown of family relationships, social networks and poor school attendance to emotional and physical harms.

Guidance on Drinking Banning Orders on Application
This guidance provides a single point of reference on Drinking Banning Orders (DBOs) for the police and local authorities, magistrates and approved course providers. Drink Banning Orders (DBOs) are to be used to address an individual's alcohol misuse behaviour and protect others and their property from such behaviour. DBOs are a new civil order that came into force on 31st August 2009 and are similar in their working to Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs).

How Does Your Night End? - How Does Alcohol Affect You?
This is a leaflet for 18-24 year old binge drinkers to encourage them to drink sensibly and to highlight the consequences of drunk anti-social behaviour.

Protecting Young People from Alcohol-Related Harm
This report reviews a number of work-based projects focused on preventing under-age access to alcohol, improving compliance with The Licensing Act 2003 and reducing the burdens of alcohol-related harm on society.

Statistics on Alcohol, England 2009
Alcohol Use and Misuse
This statistical report presents a range of information on alcohol use and misuse drawn together from a variety of published sources and presented in a user friendly format.

The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to alcohol in England and covers topics such as drinking habits and behaviours among adults and school children, drinking related ill health and mortality, affordability of alcohol and alcohol related costs.

Statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) 1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008 (Published September 2008)

Tackling Alcohol Harm: Lessons from other Fields, 31 May 2009
This report examines how initiatives successfully used in other fields can help inform new strategies for tackling alcohol related harm.

The National Offender Management Service Drug Strategy
This strategy provides staff, delivery partners, service providers and other stakeholders with an overview of the role NOMS will take in addressing drug misuse and the crime it causes.

Young People and Alcohol - Meanings, Practices and Contexts
The aim of the study was to develop new understandings of the role of alcohol in young people's lives and examined how young people (particularly those at risk) view the use and misuse of alcohol and how its use relates to personal, social, familial and cultural factors. The report is accompanied by three literature reviews - risk and protective factors; alcohol reduction programmes; and the effectiveness of national policies.

Youth Alcohol Action Plan
There is growing public concern about how much alcohol young people drink in their teenage years. The evidence set out in this Action Plan, which was promised in the Children's Plan, shows the extent of the problem.