Presented below is the latest available information on drug misuse drawing from a wide range of national data sources:

Health impact of drug misuse General acute hospital inpatient statistics Source : ISD Scotland Psychiatric inpatient statistics Source : ISD Scotland Information from general practice Source : ISD Scotland Drug misuse in pregnancy Source : ISD Scotland Blood-borne viruses Source : Scottish Centre for Infection & Environmental Health Drug-related deaths in Scotland Source : General Register Office for Scotland (GRO Scotland) Services and treatment for drug misusers Scottish Drug Misuse Database Source : ISD Scotland Prescription statistics Source : ISD Scotland Criminal justice interventions Source : Scottish Executive Justice Department Drug education in schools Source : Scottish Executive Education Department Prevalence of Drug Misuse Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle & Substance Use Survey Source : SALSUS, University of Edinburgh Drugs and Criminal Justice Drugs-related offences & proceedings Source : Scottish Executive Justice Department Seizures of controlled drugs Source : Home Office Drug misuse & treatment in scottish prisons Source : The Scottish Prison Service This publication and press release is also available in PDF format

Previous Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland Publications

Further information on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database