Figures for the Chief Medical Officer have found that the North West of England has the one of the highest number of hard drug users across England. The figures (see chart above), released in mid 2007, found that more than one in 100 people in the North West used heroin, more than any other region in the UK. The North West also placed second behind London in terms of crack cocaine users, with an estimated 7.1 users per 1000 using the deadly substance.
The research conducted by John Moore’s Centre for Public Health stated that more deprived communities face higher levels of problematic drugs than their more affluent neighbours, with those in the poorest areas 17 times more likely to be problem drug users than those living in the wealthiest neighbourhoods.
Figures taken from Guardian datastore: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/jun/10/drugs-drugspolicy
See the original statistics here: http://www.cph.org.uk/showPublication.aspx?pubid=540
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