Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2007 - Drug Misuse Information ...

Scottish Drug Misuse Database
B1.14 Main prescribed drug 1,2 : year ending 31 March 2007
number of individuals reporting using each drug as main prescribed drug; NHS board and council area of residence
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NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS
New individual Individuals Opiates: Benzodiazepines: Sedatives: Other
patients/clients reporting Metha- Dihydro- Other Diazepam Temaz- Other Other Drugs
prescribed done codeine Opiates epam Nitrazepam Benzo- Zopiclone Sedatives
drug use 3
diazepines
numbers
Scotland 4 12 222 5 099 3 119 383 81 428 33 25 141 29 14 846
by NHS board
Ayrshire & Arran 1 158 643 394 27 10 26 3 - 69 - 3 111
Borders 125 50 7 17 1 9 - - 1 - - 15
Dumfries & Galloway 315 107 40 4 3 26 2 2 1 2 - 27
Fife 1 269 550 360 15 13 40 3 4 3 4 1 107
Forth Valley 578 118 51 8 3 18 1 - - - - 37
Grampian 873 408 239 86 2 29 - 7 2 8 1 34
Greater Glasgow & Clyde 3 371 1 416 984 55 16 104 3 7 46 3 4 194
Highland 792 213 63 24 5 45 4 - 6 2 - 64
Lanarkshire 613 214 153 11 2 10 1 1 4 1 - 31
Lothian 2 013 993 658 105 12 78 9 2 3 4 1 121
Orkney 8 z z z z z z z z z z z
Shetland 46 21 z z z z z z z z z z
Tayside 891 286 136 23 10 32 3 2 - 5 2 73
Western Isles 28 15 z z z z z z z z z z
Outside Scotland 52 25 10 - 1 1 3 - 4 - - 6
Other/ not known 5 193 77 48 3 2 4 1 - 1 - 1 17
by council area
Services & Treatment
Aberdeen City 408 206 156 12 - 13 - 1 - 3 1 20
Aberdeenshire 353 175 72 74 2 10 - 5 2 4 - 6
Angus 170 54 25 4 - 12 - - - 1 1 11
Argyll & Bute 143 51 15 11 1 8 - - 4 - - 12
Ayrshire East 462 347 260 17 4 9 2 - 13 - 2 40
Ayrshire North 484 147 50 9 3 11 - - 39 - - 35
Ayrshire South 218 153 87 1 3 6 1 - 17 - 1 37
Borders 125 50 7 17 1 9 - - 1 - - 15
Clackmannanshire 135 20 z z z z z z z z z z
Dumfries & Galloway 315 107 40 4 3 26 2 2 1 2 - 27
Dunbartonshire East 63 38 z z z z z z z z z z
Dunbartonshire West 400 209 133 4 4 27 - 1 2 2 - 36
Dundee City 562 170 86 16 7 15 1 1 - - 1 43
Edinburgh City 1 091 557 402 62 3 29 4 - 1 2 - 54
Eilean Siar 28 15 z z z z z z z z z z
Falkirk 307 63 27 4 - 9 1 - - - - 22
Fife 1 269 550 360 15 13 40 3 4 3 4 1 107
Glasgow City 2 096 832 577 33 8 55 2 5 42 1 2 107
Highland 653 165 48 13 4 39 4 - 3 2 - 52
Inverclyde 319 176 143 9 2 9 - 1 - - - 12
Lanarkshire North 324 118 94 3 1 5 - 1 3 1 - 10
Lanarkshire South 384 133 90 10 1 6 1 - 1 - - 24
Lothian East 263 142 93 18 - 17 1 - 1 1 - 11
Lothian West 489 219 107 19 8 32 4 2 1 1 1 44
Midlothian 175 79 58 7 1 - - - - - - 13
Moray 115 30 z z z z z z z z z z
Orkney 8 z z z z z z z z z z z
Perth & Kinross 163 63 26 3 3 5 2 1 - 4 - 19
Renfrewshire 332 113 76 3 1 6 - - 1 - 2 24
Renfrewshire East 83 21 z z z z z z z z z z
Shetland 46 21 z z z z z z z z z z
Stirling 145 39 z z z z z z z z z z
Outside Scotland 52 25 10 - 1 1 3 - 4 - - 6
Other/ not known 5 193 77 48 3 2 4 1 - 1 - 1 17
1. 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.
2. A prescribed drug is defined as 'any drug which is prescribed for the treatment of drug misuse or dependence'.
3. At least one drug has been reported in the prescribed drug profile.
4. The Scotland figure includes all clients reported to the Scottish Drugs Misuse Database.
5. Clients with no fixed abode or where NHS board or council area is not known.
z Figures not shown where the number of patients/clients in an area < 40 and the number of clients in any one category < 5.
- (zero); 0 (>0.0 & < 0.5)
Source: ISD Scotland (SMR25a Interim Database).
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