§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of each of the armed forces tested positive for the use of controlled substances in each of the years since testing began, expressed as(a) a proportion of those tested and (b) by substance. [18411]
§ Mr. IngramThe percentage of armed forces personnel testing positive for the use of controlled substances in each year since testing began, and the types of substances detected is given in the table.
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personnel tested personnel testing positive percentage of personnel testing positive confirmed substances Number of confirmed substances 1999 85,566 437 0.51 Cannabis 301 Ecstasy 47 Cocaine 51 Amphetamine 30 Other 6 2000 117,659 702 0.60 Cannabis 461 Ecstasy 155 Cocaine 65 Amphetamine 27 Other 13 20013 75,152 527 0.70 Cannabis 299 Ecstasy 183 Cocaine 82 Amphetamine 19 Other 26 RAF 19984 2,712 1 0.04 Cannabis 1 1999 13,211 10 0.08 Cocaine 2 Cannabis 8 2000 10,451 14 0.13 Cocaine 3 Ecstasy 2 Cannabis 8 Benzodiazepine 1 20013 8,768 14 0.16 Cocaine 2 Ecstasy 1 Cannabis 11 1 Testing introduced 1 April 1997 2 To 30 October 2001 3 To 30 September 2001 4 Testing introduced 1 November 1998 It should be noted that individuals may test positive for more than one substance. Individual statistics may not therefore equate directly to total positive test results (i.e. one person may be recorded as a positive in two or three of the individual drug statistics).