Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2005	< Previous | Contents | Next >
B1.31 Route of use of heroin1: 2000/01 - 2004/05 percentage of individuals reporting use of heroin by route of use NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS 2000/01r 2001/02r 2002/03r 2003/04r 2004/05 All Ages (Total) 7 349 8 82 7 985 8 036 8 097 Information available (=100%) 7 283 7 917 7 788 7 855 7 997 Inject2 only 48 35 39 38 33 Inject2 and other route 23 17 20 20 18 No injecting 46 48 41 43 49 Under 20 (Total) 796 775 584 452 386 Information available (=100%) 786 743 563 436 380 Inject2 only 30 24 31 32 31 Inject2 and other route 12 18 24 23 21 No injecting 57 58 45 45 48 20-24 years (Total) 2 208 2 391 2 273 2 063 1 900 Information available (=100%) 2 191 2 310 2 216 2 020 1 882 Inject2 only 39 32 36 35 33 Inject2 and other route 12 18 22 22 19 No injecting 49 50 42 43 48 25-29 years (Total) 2 135 2 413 2 272 2 280 2 359 Information available (=100%) 2 109 2 339 2 230 2 225 2 320 Inject2 only 44 36 41 37 34 Inject2 and other route 11 18 19 21 18 No injecting 45 45 40 42 48 30-34 years (Total) 1 318 1 507 1 593 1 719 1 723 Information available (=100%) 1 310 1 458 1 545 1 682 1 702 Inject2 only 48 40 42 43 32 Inject2 and other route 12 16 18 16 19 No injecting 40 44 40 41 48 35-39 years (Total) 613 768 842 953 1 049 Information available (=100%) 608 746 822 934 1 039 Inject2 only 47 43 42 42 36 Inject2 and other route 10 13 17 19 16 No injecting 43 44 41 39 48 40 years and over (Total) 279 328 421 569 680 Information available (=100%) 279 321 412 558 674 Inject2 only 44 38 36 33 33 Inject2 and other route 10 13 15 16 15 No injecting 46 49 49 51 52 1 All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges. 2 Includes intra-venous, intra-muscular and skin popping. r Revised. || Due to rounding percentages may not add up to 100%. See also supplementary information Source: Scottish Drug Misuse Database