The pooled treatment budget (PTB) is allocated to drug action teams for the treatment of substance misuse. We are unable to identify how much of this money is allocated for drug counselling and drug support services, since these decisions are made locally. Expenditure on drug treatment since 2002, including the PTB, is shown in the table.
Central Government funding (pooled treatment budget) Local funding (local authorities, primary care trusts, police, probation Total Allocation (£ million) Percentage increase Allocation (£ million) Allocation (£ million) 2002-03 191 37 131 322 2003-04 236 23 200 436 2004-05 253 7 204 457 2005-06 300 18 208 508 2006-07 385 28 1212 597 1 (estimate)—Local funding increases based on two per cent. inflation increase.
The number of deaths in England related to drug misuse is shown in the table.
Total 2002 1,456 2003 1,181 2004 1,334 Note: Data taken from the Office for National Statistics data, Health Statistics Quarterly 29, Spring 2006