§ 55. Mr. Deedesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of addictive dangerous drugs manufactured in or imported into this country and the total amounts licitly prescribed with a view to determining the quantities of such drugs available for illicit transactions.
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§ Mr. Roy JenkinsNational estimates of narcotics requirements are confirmed and published annually by the Drug Supervisory Board at Geneva. The United
Quantity to be utilised for the manufacture of Quantity to be consumed for domestic medical and scientific purposes Other drugs Preparations for the export of which export authorisations are not required Substances not covered by the Single Convention Total of the estimates Whether intended for domestic consumption or for export Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Cannabis … 15 15 Coca leaf … 5 5 Cocaine … 112 2 114 Codeine … 250 1,200 11,500 12,950 Dextromoramide … 18 18 Diethyl-Thiambutene … 10 10 Dihydrocodeine … 5 800 805 Diphenoxylate … 90 90 Dipipanone … 65 65 Ethylmorphine … 5 160 165 Fentanyl … 20 20 Heroin … 50 20 70 Hydrocodone … 2 2 Hydromorphone … 200 200 Levotphanol … 2 2 Methadone … 48 48 Methadone-Intermediate … 125 125 Morphine … 200 15,750 500 5 16,455 Opium … 3,000 180,000 3,500 186,500 Oxycodone … 13 13 Oxymorphone … 15 15 Pethidine … 1.100 1,100 Pethidine-Intermediate-A … 3,500 3,500 Pethidine-Intermediate-B … 50 50 Pethidine-Intermediate-C … 100 100 Phenazocine … 1 1 Ph noper dine … 200 200 Pholocodine … 20 750 770 Thebacon … Thebaine … 10 300 310