1 In its enquiry in 1993 into drug abuse in Scotland, the House of Commons Select
Committee on Scottish Affairs expressed concern about the quality of available information …

Estimates of mortality attributable to legal and illegal drugs are often used in the debate on
legalisation as an indication of the comparative harmfulness of the drugs concerned. Yet …

This paper gives information about drug-related deaths in Scotland over the period 1996-
2000 using a new definition for the baseline figures. The new definition was agreed by a …

This report provides an overview of issues related to drug misuse in Ireland. The term drug
misuse as used in this report refers to the taking of a legal and/or illegal drug which harms …

Objective To audit drug‐related deaths to determine the types of agents causing death in
Victoria and to identify possible strategies for prevention of deaths in future. Design …

Abstract Information about the use of drugs by the population can be used to monitor the
prescribing patterns, safety and costs of drugs. Major deficiencies exist in the routine …

Abstract The New Zealand Intensive Medicines Monitoring Programme which has been in
operation for 20 years is described. The methodology is reviewed in detail and illustrated in …

The cost of drugs represents 10% of the National Health Service (NHS) budget in the UK
and this fraction is increasing. Because the NHS is centrally funded and because there is a …

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Act was introduced in Australia in 1950 to provide a range of
drugs without cost to patients. In 1951 a wider range of drugs was made available free of …