§ Sir Paul Hawkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registered heroin addicts in Great Britain there were for the last five years for which records are available.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is given in the following table.
New addicts notified to the Home Office who claimed addiction to heroin* United Kingdom Numbers of persons 1977 613 1978 859 1979 1,110 1980 1,151 1981 1,660 *Alone or in combination with other drugs.