// DRUG STATISTICS

 

 

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)