What assessments it has made of current drug treatment programmes.

The Scottish Executive has commissioned a range of research to assess current drug treatment programmes. All relevant research reports published over the last five years are listed. Copies of these reports can be found on the Drug Misuse Information Scotland Website www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications or the Chief Scientist Office website,
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/cso/publications:
Evaluation of the Scottish Prison Service Transitional Care Initiative (2006)
Evaluation of the Lord Advocates Guidance on Needle Exchange (2005)
Rural and remote areas: Effective approaches to delivering integrated care for drug users (2005)
Service Provision for Drug Users in Rural and Remote Areas of Scotland: a Qualitative Study (2005)
Impact of Methadone Maintenance Therapy, Five Years after Initial Entry into Treatment (2004)
Reconviction Following Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (2004)
Examining the Injecting Practices of Injecting Drug Users in Scotland (2004)
Residential detoxification and rehabilitation services for drug users: A review (2004)
An exploration of the role of substance misuse nurses in Scotland (2004)
Evaluation of The Provision of Single Use Citric Acid Sachets (2003)
‘Moving On’: Update
- Employability & Employment (2003)
The Life Skills Training Drug Education Programme: Review of Research (2003)
Hepatitis C: Risks and Prevention Strategies in Injecting Drug Users (2002)
Supporting Families and Carers of Drug Users: A Review (2002)
Support for the Families of Drug Users
- A Review of the Literature (2002)
Drug Treatment Services for Young People: A Systematic Review (2002)
Drug Treatment Services for Young People
- A Research Review (2002)
Evaluation of the Greater Glasgow Pharmacy Needle Exchange Scheme (2002)
‘Moving On’: Education, Training and Employment (2001).