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Heroin

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received treatment following the illegal use of heroin in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. (114557)

Information about how many people received treatment following the illegal use of heroin is shown in the table.

Heroin as primary drug of use

Heroin as second drug of use

2003-04

78,931

3,656

2004-05

80,274

6,999

2005-06

109,100

9,714

The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) was introduced in England from 1 April 2001. Provisional data for total numbers presenting and numbers in drug treatment for 2001-02 and 2002-03 is not in a format to allow robust analysis of drug of misuse of those in treatment.

The information requested prior to 2001 is not available.