Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2005	< Previous | Contents | Next >
B1.13 Main illicit drug1,2,3: year ending 31 March 2005 number of individuals reporting using each drug as main drug of misuse; NHS board and council area of residence NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS   New individual patients clients Individuals reporting illicit drug use5 Opiates Benzodiazepines Other drug types Heroin Morphine Methadone Dihydrocodeine Dipipanone Buprenorphine Other Opiates Diazepam Temazepam Other Benzo- Other Sedatives Amphetamines Cocaine Crack Cocaine Ecstasy Hallucinogens Cannabis Solvents Alcohol5 Other Drugs numbers Scotland 14 332 11 842 7 526 16 261 333 4 4 39 743 22 26 4 270 278 48 93 5 1 613 32 460 65 by NHS board Argyll & Clyde 1 390 1 174 797 1 7 13 - - - 71 6 2 - 26 21 6 16 - 162 1 39 6 Ayrshire & Arran 1 287 1 096 754 - 23 25 1 - 4 56 1 - 2 24 14 1 6 1 58 1 102 23 Borders 185 172 51 - 1 4 - - 2 7 - - - 8 7 - 4 - 66 3 18 1 Dumfries & Galloway 192 171 130 - 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - 4 3 - 1 - 20 1 5 1 Fife 1 025 955 645 3 20 16 - 1 1 47 1 - 1 22 4 2 6 - 151 7 26 2 Forth Valley 372 334 234 - 1 12 1 - 1 16 - - - 6 3 - 1 - 35 - 21 3 Grampian 1 010 825 671 - 10 16 - - 1 16 1 1 - 9 7 8 2 - 66 3 9 5 Greater Glasgow 3 165 2 513 1 501 - 34 34 - 1 14 277 5 13 - 51 118 11 18 - 316 5 107 8 Highland 550 397 191 - 2 8 - 1 1 12 - - - 26 4 1 9 1 120 2 16 3 Lanarkshire 1 589 1 177 787 - 4 11 - - 5 48 - 4 - 18 45 6 8 1 181 3 48 8 Lothian 3 068 2 548 1 478 6 138 153 - 1 10 174 8 5 1 62 43 12 16 2 379 4 52 4 Orkney 11 z z - - - - - - - - - - - - - z - 5 - - - Shetland 17 z 10 - - - - - - z - - - - - - z - z - - - Tayside 542 496 325 6 20 39 1 - - 22 - - - 14 8 - 3 - 40 2 15 1 Western Isles 20 z z - - - - - - z - - - - - - - - 12 - z - by council area Aberdeen City 517 463 378 - 5 9 - - 1 13 1 - - 4 4 8 - - 32 1 3 4 Aberdeenshire 416 289 228 - 4 5 - - - 3 - 1 - 3 3 1 2 - 30 2 6 1 Angus 99 88 59 1 4 5 - - - 4 - - - 3 3 - - - 6 1 2 - Argyll & Bute 179 137 67 1 1 1 - - - 4 - - - 5 3 2 4 - 22 - 25 2 Ayrshire East 371 319 207 - 10 6 - - - 16 1 - - 11 1 1 1 1 18 - 43 3 Ayrshire North 639 565 382 - 9 15 1 - 3 38 - - 2 8 8 - 1 - 36 1 51 10 Ayrshire South 286 221 173 - 5 4 - - 1 2 - - - 6 5 - 4 - 4 - 7 10 Borders 185 172 51 - 1 4 - - 2 7 - - - 8 7 - 4 - 66 3 18 1 Clackmannanshire 74 65 46 - - 3 1 - - 3 - - - 2 - - - - 5 - 5 - Dumfries & Galloway 192 171 130 - 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - 4 3 - 1 - 20 1 5 1 Dunbartonshire East 78 64 42 - 1 - - - - 5 - - - - 4 - 1 - 4 - 7 - Dunbartonshire West 384 327 186 - 6 2 - - 1 33 1 1 - 8 8 1 5 - 67 1 7 - Dundee City 378 349 219 5 14 32 1 - - 18 - - - 8 5 - 3 - 30 1 13 - Edinburgh City 1 955 1 577 889 5 101 125 - - 6 125 5 2 1 28 21 7 11 2 215 3 28 3 Eilean Siar 20 z z - - - - - - z - - - - - - - - 12 - z - Falkirk 200 179 128 - 1 8 - - 1 5 - - - 1 2 - - - 18 - 12 3 Fife 1 025 955 645 3 20 16 - 1 1 47 1 - 1 22 4 2 6 - 151 7 26 2 Glasgow City 2 783 2 216 1 339 - 28 30 - 1 13 239 5 11 - 45 103 10 14 - 270 3 97 8 Highland 550 397 191 - 2 8 - 1 1 12 - - - 26 4 1 9 1 120 2 16 3 Inverclyde 378 310 205 - 1 3 - - - 33 5 2 - 5 3 1 4 - 45 1 1 1 Lanarkshire North 1 041 770 528 - 2 8 - - 5 18 - 3 - 15 25 5 6 1 116 2 30 6 Lanarkshire South 679 499 315 - 3 6 - - - 40 - 2 - 5 24 1 4 - 76 2 19 2 Lothian East 292 237 139 1 11 11 - - - 18 - 1 - 11 7 1 3 - 27 - 6 1 Lothian West 542 482 296 - 9 8 - 1 3 18 1 2 - 18 8 3 2 - 97 1 15 - Midlothian 311 279 175 - 20 9 - - 1 13 2 - - 5 7 1 - - 43 - 3 - Moray 85 79 70 - 1 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 4 - - - Orkney 11 z z - - - - - - - - - - - - - z - 5 - - - Perth & Kinross 68 61 49 - 2 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 4 - - 1 Renfrewshire 577 503 380 - 3 7 - - - 20 - - - 10 10 2 4 - 56 - 8 3 Renfrewshire East 62 53 30 - - 1 - - - 8 - - - 2 4 1 - - 6 - 1 - Shetland 17 z 10 - - - - - - z - - - - - - z - z - - - Stirling 102 93 63 - - 1 - - - 8 - - - 3 1 - 1 - 12 - 4 - 1 All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges. 2 Individuals are included once within each NHS board area and council area. Therefore the sum of local area data may not equal the Scotland figure. 3 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. 4 At least one drug has been reported in the illicit drug profile. 5 From April 2001, alcohol can be reported as the main drug if a) other illicit drugs are recorded or b) prescribed drugs relating to the individuals previous illicit drug use are recorded within the prescription profile. z Not shown where the number of new clients < 40 and the number of clients using a specified drug < 5. See also supplementary information Source: Scottish Drug Misuse Database.