Drugs Research in Scotland, Scoping Review: July 2016
Review of research being undertaken, or recently concluded, on drug use/misuse in Scotland.
Building recovery-centred communities and reducing stigma
| Theme and sub-theme |
Title |
Purpose |
Methods |
Who by |
Start date / status |
Funding |
More info available & contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community & needs |
Hepatitis C and its treatment: qualitative insights into the contemporary lived experience |
Treatment of Hepatitis C |
Qualitative (patient interviews) |
ENU, PhD researcher David Whiteley, Supervisor Dr Anne Whittaker |
Started 2014 Ongoing, completion due Feb 2017 |
Clinical Academic Research Careers ( CARC) Programme, ( NHS Lothian, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Edinburgh) |
Whiteley, D., Elliott, L., Cunningham-Burley, S., & Whittaker, A. (2015). Health-Related Quality of Life for individuals with hepatitis C: A narrative review. Int Journal of Drug Policy, 26(10), 936-949, available at: http://www.ijdp.org/article/S0955-3959(15)00130-9/abstract (not open access) Contact: |
| Community & needs |
What are the future service needs and aspirations of older drug users? |
To fill gap in knowledge in this area |
Mixed methods interviewing 100 older drug users across Scotland |
Independent Researcher, Dr Catriona Matheson |
Started 10/15 Complete |
Scottish Government via Scottish Drugs Forum |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Extent and nature of stigma towards people with drug dependence and people in recovery in Scotland |
To investigate the extent/nature of stigma among the Scottish general public towards people with drug dependence & people in recovery. Compare with findings from 2011 survey to see if there has been change and provide a baseline representative sample of Scottish public opinion to track changes in attitudes over time |
Survey - data from a representative sample of the adult general public in Scotland (around 1,000 respondents) |
Progressive Partnership, Ruth Bryan |
Complete |
Scottish Government |
Full report available at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/06/4157 Contact: info@progressivepartnership.co.uk Contact in Scottish Government Frances.warren@gov.scot |
| Community & needs |
Building of a virtual centre for the study of hidden and marginalised populations |
Available as an online resource Hidden and marginalised communities and populations |
Online resource to disseminate research on this topic |
UWS, Researcher Dr Iain McPhee |
May 2016 Ongoing |
In discussion |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Exploring the experiences of service users' involvement in addiction services |
This study uses qualitative methods to recruit service users in helping agencies who are former problematic drug users now working in addiction services |
Qualitative methods utilising anti-oppressive research and encompassing a sensitivity to the process of 'othering' - the translation of difference into inferiority. Interviews will be conducted with 30 drug workers who are former drug service users in Glasgow & Belfast |
UWS, Researcher Dr Iain McPhee |
Ongoing 2016 |
Participants now identified |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
An ethnographic exploration of the substance use of young people living in temporary homeless accommodation |
To investigate the subjective experiences of young homeless people's drug and alcohol use and to contextualise these within the nature of their living conditions. |
Participant observation, interviews and focus groups with a total of 22 young people aged 16-21 and 27 staff members in the homeless hostel. |
Jennifer Hoolachan, PhD researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling Supervisor: Professor Isobel Anderson and Dr Ruth Emond |
Started October 2011 Ongoing, completion due 10/16 |
Economic and Social Research Council |
Hoolachan, J.E. (2016) Ethnography and Homelessness Research. International Journal of Housing Policy, vol. 16 (1), pp. 31-49. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616718.2015.1076625 (open access) |
| Community & needs |
Social media, men who have sex with men, sexual and holistic health ( SMMASH2) |
Exploration of recreational drug use, 'chemsex', sexual, mental and psychological health amongst men who have sex with men. Forms part of the 'Sexual Health and BBV' and 'Substance Use and Misuse' themes within the Institute of Applied Health at GCU |
Recruitment using social & gay specific socio-sexual media online and via smartphones in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This is a repeated longitudinal survey and follows the SMMASH project (2013) |
GCU, Researcher Dr Jamie Frankis |
02/16 Ongoing, completion due 07/16 |
Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Lothian Health Authorities |
Various reports focusing on the Scottish population as a whole have been commissioned by Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Lothian Health Authorities. Peer review publications in green and gold route open access international journals will be prepared in 2016/2017. Collaborative outputs with existing sexual/mental/substance use work for MSM in England and Europe are also planned. Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Scope literature to understand the health & treatment support needs of out of treatment drug users |
Expand knowledge on this area and support needs of specific group |
Literature review |
NHS Health Scotland Public Health Advisor Elinor Dickie |
04/16 Ongoing, completion estimated 10/16 |
NHS Health Scotland core funding |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Exploring culture, identity and drug use among ethnic minorities in West of Scotland |
Seeks to address what alcohol and drug use 'means' to ethnic minorities (exploration of criminalisation and stigma associated with the use of licit and illicit drugs), between sexes, and age groupings as well as between other identities within and external to family groupings. |
Semi-structured interviews with 30 drug users from BME groups were conducted. This study employed social constructionist interviewing, which is a dialogical performance to co-facilitate knowledge exchanges. |
UWS, PhD researcher Linda Thomas, Supervisor Dr Iain McPhee |
October 2013 Ongoing, completion due Oct 2016 |
University studentship |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Exploring the identity of social actors who 'deal' in illicit and illegal drugs in Glasgow and Derby: A case study |
Exploratory case study |
Qualitative |
UWS, PhD researcher Lee Primrose, Supervisor Dr Iain McPhee |
2015 Ongoing, completion due 2018 |
Not known |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Hidden populations of illicit and illegal drug users: exploring context and the resistance of 'othering' in Scotland |
Exploratory, hidden populations |
Qualitative |
UWS, PhD researcher Karen Hammond, Supervisor Dr Iain McPhee |
2014 Ongoing, completion due 2017 |
Not known |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Novel psychoactive substance users, online community engagement and the challenge to prohibitionist hegemony |
Exploratory Novel psychoactive substance users |
Mixed methods |
UWS, PhD researcher Kieran Hamilton, Supervisor Dr Iain McPhee |
2013 Ongoing, completion due 2016 |
Not known |
Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Views and Experiences of Darknet Market Users |
Examines illicit drug sales and consumption over the darknet in order to understand the risks/ motivations for using the darknet to buy illicit drugs |
Interviews and review of data scraped from darknet cryptomarkets |
Edinburgh University, Researchers Angus Bancroft |
Started 1/6/15 Ongoing |
University of Edinburgh |
Further information available at: http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/research/grants_and_projects/current_projects/views_and_experiences_of_darknet_market_users Contact: |
| Community & needs |
Challenges associated with treating chronic pain in ORT populations |
PhD |
Informatics data linkage |
Dundee University, PhD researcher Cassie Higgins, Lead supervisor Dr Brian Kidd |
Ongoing - completion anticipated October 2017 |
Self-funded |
Contact: |
| Community & needs Families |
Service user and service provider accounts of managing the risks & realities of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome |
Exploration of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome |
Exploratory, qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with parents and focus groups with professionals |
Multiple Scottish universities (lead ENU Researcher, Dr Anne Whittaker) |
Started 9/14 Completed 9/15 |
Edinburgh and Lothian Health Foundation ( ELHF) |
Contact: |
| Community & needs Families |
An exploration of how formal carers and looked after young people communicate about alcohol, tobacco & drug use |
Explore communication issues Carers and young people |
Qualitative interviews with young people and carers |
Edinburgh Napier University PhD researcher, Hannah Carver, Supervisor Dr Janet Hanley |
Started 10/13 Ongoing, completion due 01/17 |
ENU Fellowship |
Contact: |
| Community & needs Families |
Interpersonal trauma, substance misuse and pregnancy |
Exploration of substance misuse in pregnancy Pregnant women and midwives in Scotland |
Phenomen-ological exploration, in-depth interviews, IPA analysis |
Edinburgh Napier University, PhD researcher Naomi Waddell, Supervisor Dr Anne Whittaker |
Started 10/13 Ongoing, completion due 06/17 |
ENU Fellowship |
Contact: |
| Community & needs Families |
Understanding substance use and domestic abuse in Scotland: Exploring service providers and service users' perspectives |
Exploratory Domestic abuse and substance abuse connections |
Mixed methods design using qualitative and quantitative methods, using an adapted AAPPQ |
UWS, PhD researcher Andrea Beavon, Supervisor Dr Iain McPhee |
2013 Ongoing, completion due 2019 |
Not known |
Contact: |
| Community & needs Families |
Fatherhood and drugs - how men with problem opiate use experience fatherhood |
Purpose is to explore opiate-using fathers' experiences of fatherhood on the background of inter-generational transmission of substance use, parenting and adverse experience in their own childhood |
Qualitative with semi-structured interviews |
NHS Lothian Substance Misuse Directorate, DClinPsych researcher |
Started May 2015 Ongoing, completion due 2016 |
NHS Education Scotland funds/ NHS Lothian & University of Edinburgh are sponsors |
Contact: (Luisa Frei ) |
| Community & needs Recovery |
Relevance and significance of spirituality in drug and alcohol addictions and recovery |
Define the significance of spirituality in addictions and recovery from addictions |
Qualitative, exploratory |
Stirling University, PhD researcher Nick Fuller |
Started 2012 Ongoing, part time, completion due 2017/8 |
Stirling University |
Contact: |
| Community & needs Recovery |
Stigma of substance use and its impact on recovery |
To determine the perspectives of service users and treatment providers in substance misuse treatment, which can be used to inform & develop current models of treatment |
Qualitative/ Q sort |
GCU, PhD researcher Tim Laxton, Supervisor Prof Paul Flowers |
2012 Ongoing, completion due 2016 |
GCU |
Contact: |
Contact
Email: Michael Crook, Michael.Crook@gov.scot
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