§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was spent in Scotland in the last calendar year for which figures are available on curing people addicted to tobacco smoking; and if he will give a breakdown of this figure.
§ Mr. RifkindThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was spent in Scotland on research into cures for tobacco addiction in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RifkindAlthough the Scottish Home and Health Department and the Scottish Health Education Group are at present funding several research projects directly related to smoking, they are not currently funding any reseach in Scotland specifically related to cures for tobacco addiction. Information about independent research conducted by universities and other bodies is not held centrally.
§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths were recorded in Scotland from diseases normally associated with tobacco smoking in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RifkindIn a report published in 1983, the Royal College of Physicians estimated that at least 90 per cent. of deaths from lung cancer, bronchitis and obstructive lung disease are attributable to smoking, and that perhaps 20 per cent. of coronary heart disease deaths are related to smoking.
The table shows the total deaths in Scotland in 1984 from the above causes:
last calendar year for which figures are available on curing people addicted to drug taking; and if he will give a breakdown of the figure.
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§ Mr. RifkindThis information is not available in the form requested. The cost of treatment provided for drug misusers by the primary care services and general, psychiatric and other hospital services is not separately identified. Grants from central funds totalling £764,120 in the financial year 1985–86 have been made available to statutory and voluntary bodies in Scotland to support 23 projects concerned with the treatment and rehabilitation of drug misusers.
§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was spent in Scotland on research programmes on drug taking in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
ICD* Code 1984 deaths 304 Drug dependence 6 305.2–305.9 Non dependent abuse of drugs — E850—E858 Accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biologicals 18 E950 Suicide by solid or liquid substances 126 E962 Assault by poisoning 1 Poisoning by solid or liquid substances, undetermined whether accidentally or E980 purposely inflicted 71 Total 222 * International Classification of Diseases