Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2006	< Previous | Contents | Next >
Table A1.13: Main illicit drug1,2,3: year ending 31 March 2006 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 use4 Opiates Benzodiazepines Other drug types Heroin Morphine Methadone Dihydrocodeine Dipipanone Buprenorphine Other Opiates Diazepam Temazepam Other Benzodiazepines Other Sedatives Amphetamines Cocaine Crack Cocaine Ecstasy Hallucinogens Cannabis Solvents Alcohol5 Other Drugs numbers Scotland 13 791 11 692 7 372 4 280 238 2 11 36 639 12 23 4 206 477 68 65 4 1 621 28 555 47 by NHS board Argyll & Clyde 1 378 1 187 762 - 13 8 - 1 4 88 - - - 17 45 10 4 - 175 - 54 6 Ayrshire & Arran 1 238 954 562 - 35 15 - - 5 74 2 - - 18 25 2 5 - 87 2 111 11 Borders 219 200 72 - 5 7 - - 3 10 1 - - 8 21 3 3 - 59 - 7 1 Dumfries & Galloway 270 246 174 - 2 1 - - 4 11 - - - 5 6 1 3 - 26 - 12 1 Fife 1 218 1 088 734 - 24 14 - 3 4 39 1 2 1 24 5 3 6 - 182 3 43 - Forth Valley 518 481 362 - 5 10 - - 2 20 - 2 - 9 10 - 2 1 34 2 22 - Grampian 991 829 649 - 7 13 - - - 24 - - 1 6 11 11 3 - 82 3 17 2 Greater Glasgow 2 820 2 313 1 309 1 32 24 - 6 12 162 4 17 1 48 204 14 9 - 333 2 126 9 Highland 534 382 185 - 2 8 - - 2 12 - - - 10 3 - 5 - 120 4 28 3 Lanarkshire 908 779 461 - 4 4 1 - - 32 1 - - 6 57 6 6 2 128 2 64 5 Lothian 2 797 2 401 1 484 3 131 103 - 1 1 133 2 1 - 45 67 16 13 1 327 6 58 9 Orkney 5 5 z - - - - - - - z - - - - - - - z - - - Shetland 42 39 13 - - - - - - 5 - - - 5 - z z - 11 - z - Tayside 902 827 650 - 20 30 1 - - 31 - 1 - 5 20 1 2 - 50 4 11 1 Western Isles 18 17 z - - z - - - - - - z z - - z - 7 - z - by council area Aberdeen City 482 431 341 - 6 4 - - - 18 - - 1 2 5 9 - - 33 2 9 1 Aberdeenshire 419 312 250 - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 2 2 2 2 - 36 - 7 1 Angus 155 138 108 - 5 1 - - - 6 - - - 1 3 - - - 9 2 3 - Argyll & Bute 168 153 71 - 1 - - - - 14 - - - 2 5 - - - 31 - 29 - Ayrshire East 461 327 193 - 14 3 - - 1 27 - - - 7 4 - 1 - 36 - 38 3 Ayrshire North 531 464 285 - 12 11 - - 3 28 2 - - 6 17 2 4 - 26 2 58 8 Ayrshire South 258 173 92 - 9 1 - - 1 20 - - - 5 4 - 1 - 25 - 15 - Borders 219 200 72 - 5 7 - - 3 10 1 - - 8 21 3 3 - 59 - 7 1 Clackmannanshire 94 89 70 - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 3 1 - 1 - 4 - - - Dumfries & Galloway 270 246 174 - 2 1 - - 4 11 - - - 5 6 1 3 - 26 - 12 1 Dunbartonshire East 124 112 78 - 2 - - - 1 4 - - - 1 11 1 1 - 10 - 2 1 Dunbartonshire West 404 364 220 - 7 1 - 1 1 29 - 1 - 9 11 - 2 - 72 - 9 1 Dundee City 604 570 451 - 13 27 - - - 18 - 1 - 3 9 1 2 - 35 2 7 1 Edinburgh City 1 790 1506 924 3 94 81 - - - 88 2 - - 20 35 12 7 - 199 2 34 5 Eilean Siar 18 17 z - - z - - - - - - z z - - z - 7 - z - Falkirk 269 246 189 - 2 3 - - 2 5 - 1 - 2 4 - - - 19 1 18 - Fife 1 218 1 088 734 - 24 14 - 3 4 39 1 2 1 24 5 3 6 - 182 3 43 - Glasgow City 2 412 1 957 1 104 1 26 24 - 6 10 129 4 15 1 38 176 13 6 - 278 2 117 7 Highland 534 382 185 - 2 8 - - 2 12 - - - 10 3 - 5 - 120 4 28 3 Inverclyde 464 373 243 - 2 2 - - 2 33 - - - 4 10 10 2 - 57 - 6 2 Lanarkshire North 512 433 244 - 3 2 1 - - 11 - - - 2 30 5 4 2 93 1 31 4 Lanarkshire South 513 442 272 - 2 2 - - - 29 1 1 - 8 35 1 3 - 46 1 39 2 Lothian East 240 206 128 - 8 10 - - - 18 - - - 2 6 1 3 1 24 - 2 3 Lothian West 581 517 325 - 18 8 - 1 1 19 - 1 - 19 18 3 3 - 77 3 20 1 Midlothian 210 189 120 - 12 5 - - - 8 - - - 4 8 - - - 29 1 2 - Moray 92 87 59 - 1 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 4 - 1 - 13 1 1 - Orkney 5 5 z - - - - - - - z - - - - - - - z - - - Perth & Kinross 146 122 93 - 2 3 1 - - 7 - - - 1 8 - - - 6 - 1 - Renfrewshire 443 391 272 - 4 4 - - 1 27 - - - 7 24 - 1 - 39 - 10 2 Renfrewshire East 87 72 44 - 2 1 - - 1 7 - - - - 4 - - - 10 - 2 1 Shetland 42 39 13 - - - - - - 5 - - - 5 - z z - 11 - z - Stirling 159 150 107 - 3 2 - - - 10 - 1 - 4 5 - 1 1 11 1 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. - (zero); 0 (>0.0 & <0.5) z Not shown where the number of new clients < 40 and the number of clients using a specified drug < 5. See also supplementary information in Annex A1.1 Source: ISD Scotland (SMR24).
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