Stastics on Drugs

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
£390m - the national budget for drugs action teams in 2002
£19m - the amount drug action teams spent on detox last year
£3,000 - 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