HC Deb 18 March 2004 vol 419 cc399-400W
Dr. Murrison

To 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 the calendar year 2003 (a) as a proportion of those tested and (b) broken down by substance. [161305]

Mr. Caplin

The number of personnel who tested positive for use of a controlled substance in the year 2003 expressed as a proportion of those tested, and number of substances detected is as follows (the number of drugs identified is greater than the number of individuals who test positive where an individual tests positive for more than one drug):

The Naval Service
Number
Number tested 13,803
Number positive 56
Percentage positive 0.41
Substance detected:
Heroin 1
Cocaine 23
Ecstasy 15
Cannabis 23
Amphetamine 4
Total 66
Army
Number
Number tested 93,168
Number positive 516
Percentage positive 0.62
Substance detected:
Heroin 4
Cannabis 288
Ecstasy 117
Cocaine 126
Amphetamines 41
Others 4
Total 580
RAF
Number
Number tested 12,432
Number positive 20
Percentage positive 0.16
Substance detected:
Ecstasy 4
Cannabis 16
Total 20