HL Deb 08 September 2003 vol 652 c35WA
Lord Chadlington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many of those currently in prison were opiate users before conviction. [HL4114]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Results from the Criminality Survey, a large survey of newly arrived male prisoners carried out in 2000, show that 31 per cent had used heroin in the year prior to being sent to prison.