In 2001-02 there were 3,918 such admissions in Scotland for alcohol related conditions; 1,458 for drug abuse and two for obesity.Scottish General Acute Hospital1,2 Discharge Records With An Explicit Diagnosis of Alcohol Related Conditions, Drug Misuse or Obesity: 2003-04P Area of Residence Diagnosis3 Alcohol Related Conditions Drug Misuse Obesity Argyll and Clyde 4,033 464 420 Ayrshire and Arran 4,149 642 461 Borders 650 43 99 Dumfries and Galloway 1,082 90 205 Fife 2,094 315 490 Forth Valley 1,624 145 212 Grampian 4,285 524 626 Greater Glasgow 10,961 1,664 1,036 Highland 2,846 67 406 Lanark 4,755 257 384 Lothian 6,327 748 931 Tayside 2,510 160 247 Islands4 858 26 75 Scotland 46,174 5,145 5,592 Other (Non-Scotland Residents) 598 81 45 Source: SMR01 (valid records only).PProvisional.Notes:1.