Drugs and Alcohol In Moray -

The Local PictureAmanda Ware

Research and Information Officer MADP

Moray And Drugs

• 0.6% of Morays population aged between 16 and 64 are estimated to be Problem Drug Users compared to 1.7% nationally for Scotland.

• 8.4% of people in Moray perceived that drug misuse or drug dealing was very or fairly common in their neighbourhood in 2012/13 a decline from 10.1% on the previous year.

Drug Related Hospital Discharges

Drug Related Deaths by Drug Reported

Moray and Alcohol

• 41% of individuals in Grampian drink above the daily or weekly recommended limit as set out by the Scottish Government.

• 20.6% of individuals in Grampian binge drink. • 20% of all Alcohol Related Discharges from

Moray hospitals were due to Alcohol Dependence, and 17.4% were due to Alcoholic Liver Disease.

Alcohol Related Hospital Discharges

Alcohol Related Mortality

Age, Drugs and Alcohol

• 38 % of all 15 year olds surveyed in the 2010 SALSUS had drunk an alcoholic drink in the past week.

• 16% of 15 year olds surveyed in the 2010 SALSUS had taken drugs in the previous year.

• 22% of all Harmful or Hazardous drinkers in Moray are aged over 65 and 9% of all Alcohol dependant drinkers are aged over 65.

Profile of the Moray Drug and Alcohol User• In 2013/14 there were 289 clients who were

assessed in MADP Services.• In 2013/14 60% of those accessing MADP

services were male and 40% were female.• The highest number of clients in MADP services

fell into the 22-35 age bracket.• During 20113/14 43.8% of people accessed

MADP services for Alcohol misuse issues, 48.3% for Drug misuse issues and 7.9% for both alcohol and Drug Misuse issues.

• Throughout 2013/14 no client has waited more than 3 weeks between referral and treatment.

The Outcomes Star™

The Drug & Alcohol StarThe Drug & Alcohol Star

Self-reliance (9-10)

Learning (7-8)

Believing (5-6)

Accepting help (3-4)

Stuck (1-2)

Under-pinned by a model of change

A Service user’s comments on using the Star:

“I felt fully involved; it was clear and easy to understand and focused on me as a whole person, not just as a problem. It felt like a conversation; felt like the first time someone had really listened to me...”

Brief description of one scale

All the scales points are described

Alcohol and Drug Outcome Star MADP Services 2013/14