HC Deb 30 March 1990 vol 170 c374W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in Wales are addicted to heroin and cocaine in each health authority area; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

In 1989 doctors in Wales notified persons addicted to heroin and concaine as follows:

Number of persons
Persons notified in 1989 as addicted to:
District health authority Heroin1 Heroin and cocaine2 Cocaine3 Total
Clwyd 69 1 70
East Dyfed 7 7
Gwent 39 7 1 47
Gwynedd 3 3
Mid-Glamorgan 10 2 12
Pembrokeshire
Powys 3 3
South Glamorgan 35 1 2 38
West Glamorgan 6 1 7
All Wales 172 11 4 187
1 Alone or with other drugs excluding cocaine.
2 Alone or with other drugs.
3 Alone or with other drugs excluding heroin.