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  • London health survey 2007

  • By Andrew Shields and Rebecca Taylor

    Posted: Fri Jan 12 2007

  • Drugs
    It’s estimated that at least one in 200 adult Londoners between the ages of 15-44 is undergoing treatment at a specialist drug agency. Camden and Islington record the most, and Bexley and Barnet the least.

    Over half (57.2 per cent) of those treated stated that heroin was their main drug, and this increased to 59.4 per cent in inner London, which suggests a concentration of heroin use in deprived inner-city areas.

    Many problem drug users, especially injecting users, suffer adverse health consequences including: contracting HIV, Hepatitis B and C; poor nutrition and blood poisoning. Feature continues

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    The number of drug-related deaths in London has declined from a peak of 303 in 1998 to 150 in 2003, probably in part due to the number of needle exchange schemes.

    Number of people in treatment

    Least  
    1
    		Barnet 373
    2Bexley383
    3Hillingdon 444
    4Enfield 478
    5Bromley540
    Most  
    28Hackney1,077
    29Southwark1,092
    30Kensington & Chelsea1,156
    31Islington1,460
    32Camden1,472





















    (Source: ‘Drugs: Numbers in Treatment 2004/5 (aged 15-44)’, The London Health Observatory)

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