Poor drug demand reduction
11 items
1 source
Lack of evidence-based understanding and strategies to effectively reduce the demand for illegal drugs.
Cross-Source Insight
Poor drug demand reduction has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
11 PFD reports
This theme has been identified in one data source. As more data is added, cross-references may emerge.
PFD Reports (11)
Gemma Weeks
Concerns: Public and young people lack understanding of ketamine's severe dangers, exacerbated by its Class B classification suggesting lower risk, leading to increased usage, addiction, and devastating health complications.
Responded
Benjamin Buckfield
Concerns: An unchecked, open trade in illegal drugs at the festival, combined with a policy that does not eject non-dealing possessors, creates a dangerous market and increases the risk of future drug-related deaths.
Overdue
Joshua Forsdyke
Concerns: Ketamine was easily and openly available to students, with drug dealing occurring freely within and between university student halls of residence.
Responded
Holly Chevassut
Concerns: Certain vehicle configurations, with low-height, protruding mirrors and guards, create a risk of serious injury or death to people overtaken by these vehicles.
Responded
Claire Richards
Concerns: There is widespread illegal dealing of prescription drugs to vulnerable individuals, indicating a critical failure in stemming the leakage of medication from lawful dispensing into criminal hands.
Overdue
Benjamin Williamson
Concerns: The CMHT repeatedly discharged a patient with co-occurring mental health and alcohol issues, while Addaction failed to communicate with his GP or address consent for information sharing, creating a significant care gap.
Responded
David Travers
Concerns: It is too easy for individuals to obtain multiple prescriptions by visiting different GP surgeries, which facilitates drug abuse and the illicit drug market.
Responded
Ben Jukes
Concerns: The army's drug-testing regime failed to detect a serviceman's regular drug use, partly because tests were not random or unannounced, allowing evasion.
Responded
Aaron McCaffrey
Concerns: The lack of purchase limits for loperamide medication at retail stores enables bulk buying, increasing the risk of addiction and overdose.
Overdue
Jason Houghton
Concerns: The unregulated online supply and international importation of Class A drugs, specifically Diacetyl Morphine/Heroin in pill form via postal systems, poses a significant risk of future deaths.
Responded
Darren Mindham
Pending