Cannabis wasthe most commonly reported drug.Table 3 shows the number of children under 16, dischargedfrom general acute Scottish hospitals with a drugs misuse diagnosis, from 1999-2000to 2004-05, by NHS board area.Information on discharges frompsychiatric hospitals for children under 16 with drugs misuse-related diagnosisshows that: in 1999-2000 there were two children; in 2000-01 there were six children,and in 2001-02 there was one child.Table 1: New1Individual Patients/Clients Aged Less than 16 Years Old, Reported to the ScottishDrug Misuse Database2,3 by Health Board Area: 1999-2000 to 2004-05 Year Ages Health Board 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 All Ages 1999-2000 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 26 1,175 Borders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 Argyll and Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15 1,200 Fife 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 14 420 Greater Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 22 3,247 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 Lanarkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 534 Grampian 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 710 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lothian 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 14 1,995 Tayside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 541 Forth Valley 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 259 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Scotland 0 0 1 0 1 14 37 103 10,426 2000-01 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 1,229 Borders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 Argyll and Clyde 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 16 1,336 Fife 0 0 0 2 0 1 11 12 599 Greater Glasgow 0 0 1 0 3 9 20 22 3,291 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 Lanarkshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 519 Grampian 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 633 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lothian 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 9 1,953 Tayside 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 397 Forth Valley 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 241 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 203 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Scotland 0 0 1 2 5 19 57 91 10,581 2001-02 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 19 1,878 Borders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 Argyll and Clyde 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 23 1,223 Fife 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 29 617 Greater Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 3,397 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176 Lanarkshire 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 565 Grampian 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 698 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Lothian 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 18 2,150 Tayside 0 0 0 0 2 7 6 13 346 Forth Valley 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 294 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 254 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Scotland 0 0 0 1 8 33 67 125 11,685 2002-03 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 1,654 Borders 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 82 Argyll and Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 1,217 Fife 0 0 0 0 1 7 12 20 822 Greater Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 3,284 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 190 Lanarkshire 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 420 Grampian 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 13 995 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lothian 0 1 0 1 1 10 19 30 2,123 Tayside 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 411 Forth Valley 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 13 312 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 258 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Scotland 0 1 0 2 7 39 73 123 11,718 2003-04 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1,302 Borders 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 7 142 Argyll and Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 19 1,254 Fife 0 0 0 0 3 15 20 32 996 Greater Glasgow 0 0 0 1 2 5 25 27 3,520 Highland 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 5 322 Lanarkshire 0 0 1 1 2 5 8 20 577 Grampian 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 13 1,186 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 Lothian 0 0 0 0 6 8 29 30 2,665 Tayside 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 541 Forth Valley 0 0 0 0 2 5 18 20 398 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 203 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Scotland 0 0 1 3 19 51 145 192 13,086 2004-05 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1,287 Borders 0 0 0 1 2 7 11 10 185 Argyll and Clyde 0 0 1 0 2 8 18 35 1,390 Fife 0 0 0 0 3 15 27 43 1,025 Greater Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 13 3,165 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 23 550 Lanarkshire 0 0 1 2 5 4 15 25 1,589 Grampian 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 11 1,010 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Lothian 0 1 0 0 4 4 23 21 3,068 Tayside 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11 542 Forth Valley 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 372 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Dumfries and Galloway 1 1 0 0 1 4 6 7 192 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Ref: IR2006-01651 SS.Source: Scottish Drug MisuseDatabase June 2006.Table 2: Scottish Schools AdolescentLifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2002, Percentage of 13 and 15 YearOlds who said they had used Drugs in the Last Year Health Board 13 Year Olds (%) 15 Year Olds (%) Argyll and Clyde 15 36 Ayrshire and Arran 12 34 Borders 12 32 Dumfries and Galloway 11 36 Fife 9 33 Forth Valley 16 34 Grampian 8 33 Greater Glasgow 11 31 Highland 13 36 Lanarkshire 13 35 Lothian 12 34 Orkney 9 30 Shetland 6 28 Tayside 10 31 Scotland 11 33 Base = All Pupils.Source: Salsus 2002.Date...