Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2005	< Previous | Contents | Next >
B1.18 Age when first started using illicit drugs1,2,3: year ending 31 March 2005 NHS board and council area of residence NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS   Under 15 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40 years and over Information available (=100%) Information unavailable percentage number Scotland 39 41 10 5 2 1 1 11 607 2 725 by NHS board Argyll & Clyde 37 39 12 7 3 2 1 1 181 209 Ayshire & Arran 30 44 13 7 3 2 2 581 706 Borders 60 32 4 2 1 - 1 105 80 Dumfries & Galloway 39 47 5 3 5 1 - 172 20 Fife 49 39 6 3 2 1 0 972 53 Forth Valley 45 38 8 2 3 2 1 219 153 Grampian 49 41 6 2 1 0 0 879 131 Greater Glasgow 38 42 10 5 2 1 1 2 948 217 Highland 40 48 5 4 0 1 1 378 172 Lanarkshire 31 43 16 6 3 1 1 1 055 534 Lothian 37 41 12 6 3 1 1 2 667 401 Orkney 22 44 11 - - 11 11 z z Shetland 100 - - - - - - z z Tayside 43 43 8 3 2 1 0 490 52 Western Isles 50 50 - - - - - z z by council area Aberdeen City 47 44 6 2 1 0 1 502 15 Aberdeenshire 51 37 7 3 1 1 0 303 113 Angus 46 43 3 5 2 - - 92 7 Argyll & Bute 41 46 5 3 3 1 1 146 33 Ayrshire East 34 40 12 8 2 3 1 238 133 Ayrshire North 28 45 13 7 5 2 - 214 425 Ayrshire South 25 48 14 4 3 1 5 130 156 Borders 60 32 4 2 1 - 1 105 80 Clackmannanshire 35 40 18 - 3 - 5 40 34 Dumfries & Galloway 39 47 5 3 5 1 - 172 20 Dunbartonshire East 32 41 13 4 6 1 1 68 10 Dunbartonshire West 48 34 8 6 2 1 - 351 33 Dundee City 41 44 8 3 1 2 - 341 37 Edinburgh City 33 41 13 6 4 1 1 1 673 282 Eilean Siar 50 50 - - - - - z z Falkirk 50 34 7 3 4 2 1 115 85 Fife 49 39 6 3 2 1 0 972 53 Glasgow City 38 42 10 5 2 1 1 2 608 175 Highland 40 48 5 4 0 1 1 378 172 Inverclyde 38 39 11 6 2 2 1 370 8 Lanarkshire North 36 39 14 6 3 1 1 644 397 Lanarkshire South 23 48 18 6 3 1 1 528 151 Lothian East 30 45 13 6 4 1 0 247 45 Lothian West 48 37 8 5 2 0 0 487 55 Midlothian 46 41 9 2 1 0 - 288 23 Moray 49 39 9 1 1 - - 79 6 Orkney 22 44 11 - - 11 11 z z Perth & Kinross 46 36 12 - 3 - 3 59 9 Renfrewshire 31 37 16 11 3 2 1 435 142 Renfrewshire East 36 46 12 2 4 - - 50 12 Shetland 100 - - - - - - z z Stirling 42 46 4 3 1 3 - 67 35 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 Includes illicit drugs, volatile substances, inappropriate use of over the counter medicines. Exlcudes alcohol and tobacco. - (zero); 0 (>0.0 & <0.5) || Due to rounding percentages may not add up to 100%. z Not shown where the number of new clients < 40. Caution is advised in interpreting differences in percentages across years due to small numbers. See also supplementary information Source: Scottish Drug Misuse Database.