Table B1.10 : All illicit drugs1,2,3,4 :  1998/99 - 2002/03
percentage of individuals using each drug of misuse by age group
NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS
	All ages					Under 15 years					15 - 19 years					20 - 24 years					25 - 29 years					30 - 34 years					35 - 39 years					40 years and over
	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03	1998/996,r	1999/006,r	2000/016,r	2001/02r	2002/03
Individuals reporting illicit drug use5	7 957	9 210	9 477	10 544	10 311	43	52	78	107	100	1 198	1 263	1 096	1 117	911	2 500	2 727	2 671	2 840	2 703	2 114	2 586	2 672	2 946	2 813	1 334	1 547	1 728	1 962	2 034	487	690	813	1 030	1 121	281	345	419	542	629
(=100%)
	percentage
Opiates
Heroin	69	71	78	77	76	7	12	10	5	4	68	67	72	69	63	74	76	83	84	83	71	75	80	82	80	68	69	76	77	77	64	63	76	75	74	46	48	67	60	66
Morphine	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Methadone	11	11	9	8	8	2	-	-	3	1	11	11	9	6	7	11	12	9	8	9	11	11	9	8	8	9	12	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	11	10	7	6	7
Dihydrocodeine	17	17	15	13	12	9	8	3	5	4	17	18	18	15	12	17	17	15	14	14	19	17	16	13	11	15	17	13	11	11	13	15	15	11	10	17	15	16	12	11
Dipipanone	1	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	-
Buprenorphine	1	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
Other Opiates	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2
Benzodiazepines
Diazepam	32	34	34	34	37	19	13	12	26	22	34	37	34	38	36	34	36	36	36	39	32	34	35	36	39	30	33	33	33	36	22	30	30	30	33	28	24	26	29	29
Temazepam	14	8	3	5	4	5	2	-	1	2	12	7	3	2	3	14	8	3	4	3	15	10	4	6	4	15	10	4	5	4	11	6	3	4	4	11	6	2	2	3
Other Benzodiazepines	3	3	2	2	2	5	-	1	4	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	1	1	1	2
Other drug types
Other Sedatives	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	1
Amphetamines	12	9	5	4	5	12	8	15	7	13	13	10	6	7	9	10	7	4	3	4	12	9	4	4	4	13	9	7	5	5	13	11	6	5	6	14	10	5	5	6
Cocaine	2	4	5	5	7	-	2	-	-	1	2	3	4	4	6	2	3	4	4	6	2	4	5	5	8	3	4	6	7	8	3	4	5	7	10	5	4	5	5	7
Crack cocaine	1	1	1	2	3	-	-	3	-	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ecstasy	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	15	17	22	9	9	13	16	12	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	4	3	3	2	3	2	4	2	5	3	3	2	2
Hallucinogens	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	5	7	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
Cannabis	33	30	32	29	30	70	77	77	79	83	43	39	46	45	46	34	29	34	29	32	30	28	30	26	28	29	28	26	25	24	30	31	26	24	25	31	24	26	26	24
Solvents	1	1	1	1	1	37	19	27	37	28	1	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	0	-	1
Alcohol	11	11	12	9	10	23	31	40	36	48	11	11	15	13	17	8	8	9	6	7	10	11	10	6	7	13	14	12	8	9	16	14	15	11	13	27	25	19	18	18
Other Drugs	1	1	1	1	1	-	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	5	1	5	5
1 All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges.
2 An additional 9 agencies in Ayrshire & Arran began contributing to SDMD in 1999/00.
3 The total drugs reported is greater than the number of new individual patients/clients because individuals may have reported use of more than one drug.  Therefore percentages may add up to more than 100%.
4 An illicit drug is any drug that has not been prescribed for the user.  This includes illegal drugs, volatile substances, inappropriate use of over the counter medicines and alcohol.
5 At least one drug has been reported in the illicit drug profile.
6 As a result of the migration rules which have been applied to migrate SMR22 & SMR23 data onto the SMR24 database, the numbers reporting illicit use of drugs which can be prescribed
are likely to be an underestimate for the years 1998/99 to 2000/01.
See supplementary explanation of information presented
- (zero); 0 (>0.0 & <0.5)
r  Revised.
Source : Scottish Drug Misuse Database.