§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his calculation of the numbers of people who are addicted to(a) benzodiazapines, (b) other medicinal drugs, (c) heroin and (d) other illegal drugs. [11255]
§ Mr. BowisIt is not possible to measure the exact extent of a covert activity such as drug misuse. The available information is given in the Department of Health's Statistical Bulletin, "Drug Misuse Statistics" and, with respect to heroin, other opiate drugs (some of which are medicinal drugs) and cocaine, in tables 1 and 2 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin, "Statistics of Drug Addicts notified to the Home Office", United Kingdom 1994. Copies of both these publications are held in the Library.