Our research (University of Manchester)

Outcomes research: including a national survey of drug treatment in England and on-going analysis of the national treatment surveillance system (National Drug Treatment Monitoring System – NDTMS);

Policy evaluation: including evaluation of impact of payment by results commissioning schemes;

Resource allocation: providing analysis to inform the Department of Health’s allocation of drug and alcohol specific Public Health funds.

Web delivery of output from the national treatment surveillance system to inform commissioners and the public and maximise translation of knowledge about treatment engagement.

The largest studies to date, internationally, investigating all-cause mortality, overdose mortality, suicide, and the effect of treatment in ameliorating mortality risk among opioid users, based on analysis of multi-source, linked datasets.

Exploring the links between drug use and criminal behaviour and the ways in which treatment may change patterns of offending, based on analysis of large, multi-source, linked datasets.

Collaborative, cross-European work exploring pathways to recovery from addiction.

Work with the Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, investigating behavioural addictions and the links between alcohol use and violence.

Collaborative work with CGL investigating the prevalence of fentanyl use in England