Cross Party Working Group on New Psychoactive Substances

Footnotes

1. Robertson, L. and Bates, E. (2014) Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2012-13: Drug Use, Edinburgh: Scottish Government, available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00455131.pdf

2. Ibid

3. Winstock, A (2014) The Global Drug Survey 2014 Findings, accessed 3 February 2015, available at: http://www.globaldrugsurvey.com/facts-figures/the-global-drug-survey-2014-findings/

4. NHS National Services Scotland (2014) Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2013: Drug Use among 13 and 15 year olds in Scotland, available at: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Public-Health/Publications/2014-11-25/SALSUS_2013_Drugs_Report.pdf

5. McAuley, A., Hecht, G., Barnsdale, L., Thomson, C., Graham, L., Priyadarshi, S., and Robertson, R. (2014) Mortality related to novel psychoactive substances in Scotland, 2012: An exploratory study; The International Journal of Drug Policy, available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.10.010 6. Scottish Government (2014) New Psychoactive Substances Evidence Review, available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0045/00457682.pdf

7. Ibid

8. National Records of Scotland (2015) Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2014, available at: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/drug-related-deaths/drd14/drugs-related-deaths-2014.pdf

9. Ibid

10. Home Office (2014) New psychoactive substances review: report of the expert panel, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-psychoactive-substances-review-report-of-the-expert-panel

11. Scottish Government (2015) New Psychoactive Substances Expert Review Group: Review of the Current Legal Framework Available to Govern the Sale and Supply of New Psychoactive Substances, available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/02/3802

12. Scottish Parliament Official Report of the Meeting of the Parliament 29 September 2015, accessed February 2016, available at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10118

13. The full text of the Psychoactive Substances Bill is available at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0063/cbill_2015-20160063_en_2.htm#pb2-l1g2

14. The results of the questionnaire can be found at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/02/3588

15. The Choices for Life website is available at: http://young.scot/choices-for-life/

16. The Know the Score website is available at: http://knowthescore.info/

17. Social Services Knowledge Scotland website, available at: http://www.ssks.org.uk/topics/drugs-and-alcohol/innovation-and-ways-of-working.aspx

18. Gillies, Allan (2014) Closing Evidence Gaps on the Prevalence and Harms of New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland, Scottish Government, available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0047/00474313.pdf