§ Mr. Mackenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent in Scotland in the last calendar year for which figures are available on curing people addicted to drug-taking; and if he will give a breakdown of that figure.
§ Mr. RifkindThe 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 £875,390 in the financial year 1986–87 have been made available to statutory and voluntary bodies in Scotland to support 25 projects concerned with the treatment and rehabilitation of drug misusers.
§ Mr. Mackenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent in Scotland on research programmes on drug-taking in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RifkindInformation covering all research projects in this field is not available centrally. However, the Scottish Home and Health Department has awarded grants totalling over £230,000 to seven current research projects related to drug misuse of which approximately £42,000 will be spent in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Mackenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths were recorded as due to drug taking in Scotland in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RifkindThe most relevant figures are as follows:
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ICD1 Code 1985 deaths 304 Drug dependence 10 305.2–305.9 Non-dependent abuse of drugs 1 E850—E858 Accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biologicals 17
ICD1 Code 1985 deaths E950 Suicide by solid and liquid substances 157 E962 Assault by poisoning — E980 Poisoning by solid or liquid substances, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted 74 Total 259 1 International Classification of Diseases.