HL Deb 16 February 1983 vol 439 c329WA
Lord Blease

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many patients—

  1. (i) male and
  2. (ii) female
have undergone treatment in hospitals, day hospitals and treatment units in Northern Ireland for alcoholism and drug misuse during the last five years for which figures are available.

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (The Earl of Gowrie)

The information requested is not readily available. However, the numbers of admissions (including readmissions), for alcohol and drug-related problems to psychiatric hospitals and units were as follows:

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Diagnosis Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female TOTAL
Alcoholic Psychoses 37 14 23 20 14 11 13 6 23 7 168
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome 1,751 274 1,856 288 1,805 291 1,482 294 1,389 257 9,687
TOTAL 1,788 288 1,879 308 1,819 302 1,495 300 1,412 264 9,855
Drug Psychoses — 2 — 3 — — 1 4 4 3 17
Drug Dependence 15 41 23 21 19 21 29 17 25 19 230
Non-dependent Abuse of Drugs — — — — — — 18 9 11 8 46
TOTAL 15 43 23 24 19 21 48 30 40 30 293

NOTE: The above figures include any readmission of a patient for a second or subsequent time during the year.