Number of new individuals reported to be using illegal drugs in 2006:
In Scotland: 13791 (of which 9372 are male and 4419 are female)
In Inverclyde: 464 (of which 313 are male and 151 are female)
Number of new individuals reported to be using Heroin in 2006:
In Scotland: 7910
In Inverclyde: 259
Cost per year for 1 resident to stay at The Haven Kilmacolm:
£20,593 (£396 per week)
Cost per year for 1 person to stay in prison:
£30,989 (£583 per week)
Rate at which methadone prescriptions have risen in the last 5 years:
35%
Cost of dispensing methadone mixture for Scotland (06/07):
£12,683,660 (£2,479 per 1,000 pupulation)
Number of drug related offences recorded by Scottish Police forces in 06/07:
42,422
Number of 'new' individuals in 2006/07 who were reported to the Scottish Drugs Misuse Database:
12,222 (a rate of 253 per 100,000 Scottish population)