Drug Statistics

500,000 - the estimated number of UK class A drug users

6,186 - the number of drug treatment and testing orders issued by
courts last year

5,419 - the number of drug treatment and testing orders breached last
year

UKP390m - the national budget for drugs action teams in
2002

UKP19m - the amount drug action teams spent on detox last
year

UKP3,000 - the lowest cost for an individual detox

6,333 - the maximum number of detoxes paid for by drug action
teams

3,800 - the number of users who successfully go through
detox

3,500 - the number of places available for them in rehabilitation
schemes

2,415 - the number who will complete the course

1,328 - the number who will emerge drug-free