National Drug Evidence Centre

The National Drug Evidence Centre (NDEC) carries out epidemiological and policy-related research in the field of substance misuse, with a focus on surveillance and evaluation of substance misuse treatment.

For more than two decades NDEC (formerly the Drug Misuse Research Unit) been concerned with understanding the extent and nature of drug/alcohol problems in communities in the context of public health, alongside evaluation of risk prevention and intervention responses.

We collaborate closely with OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) to monitor and evaluate substance misuse treatment in England.

We have ongoing collaborations with external academic institutions contributing our research expertise to maximise use of real world data for service users’ benefit.

The Centre is part of the Epidemiology and Public Health Group at The University of Manchester.

 

On this page:

  1. Research
  2. Members
  3. Teaching
  4. Contact us

Our research

Research within the Centre covers the following themes.

  • Outcomes research, including a national survey of drug treatment in England and ongoing analysis of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)

Research projects

  • Evaluation of Payment by Results (PbR) for drug treatment commissioning
  • Nationally Integrated Quantitative Understanding of Addiction Harm (NIQUAD) MRC Addiction Research Cluster

 

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Members

The Centre brings together researchers from population health and psychology with analysts and software developers.

It is led by Dr Andrew Jones and Professor Tim Millar.

Staff list

 

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Teaching

Our staff are involved in teaching on taught courses and can provide PhD supervision.

Undergraduate

Medical students at Manchester are able to take units based on epidemiological research and drug misuse and treatment as part of their Personal Excellence Pathway (PEP).

Postgraduate

We contribute to teaching on units for the Masters in Public Health (MPH) web-based learning course.

Our academics can also provide PhD supervision. Find out more about PhD opportunities in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, including information on how to apply, or contact us with informal enquiries.

 

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Contact us

Email: andrew.jones@manchester.ac.uk

Room 4.25 (C Block)
Ellen Wilkinson Building
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL

 

 

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