The following information relatesto acute intoxication.Discharges from Acute Hospitalswith an Explicit Diagnosis of Acute Intoxication by NHS Board Area in 1998–2002 Board Area Discharge Period Age 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Under 18 % of all discharges Under 18 % of all discharges Under 18 % of all discharges Under 18 % of all discharges Under 18 % of all discharges Argyll and Clyde 72 7.7% 103 9.1% 98 9.0% 83 8.8% 82 8.4% Ayrshire and Arran 142 11.7% 143 10.8% 132 11.1% 150 11.0% 171 10.4% Borders 28 19.0% 36 19.0% 32 20.8% 32 19.4% 55 23.1% Dumfries and Galloway 32 16.6% 35 18.3% 21 11.9% 18 12.6% 11 8.2% Fife 59 10.9% 45 11.4% 65 15.3% 47 13.0% 38 11.1% Forth Valley 32 11.8% 26 11.9% 41 16.4% 38 10.9% 37 8.8% Grampian 154 12.2% 128 10.1% 126 12.1% 109 10.2% 81 7.8% Greater Glasgow 134 6.4% 167 8.2% 134 8.2% 153 9.1% 95 6.6% Highland 54 7.1% 63 6.6% 66 6.6% 62 6.0% 79 7.7% Lanarkshire 62 7.9% 88 9.2% 63 7.0% 83 9.2% 74 7.1% Lothian 70 7.4% 87 9.4% 83 9.1% 82 9.2% 55 9.3% Orkney 11 17.7% 8 17.4% 10 12.7% 14 19.2% 7 11.5% Shetland 12 21.8% 13 32.5% 12 20.7% 5 18.5% 9 14.8% Tayside 69 12.1% 92 10.1% 89 10.8% 90 10.3% 56 7.4% Western Isles 10 21.3% 5 10.0 6 16.2% 17 13.7% 17 11.6% Scotland 941 9.5% 1039 9.8% 978 10.0% 983 9.8% 867 8.7% Source: Scottish MorbidityRecord, SMR01.Notes:Alcohol-related conditionsare defined using the World Health Organisation's International Classificationof Diseases 10th Revision (ICD10).Figures given are fordischarges from acute hospitals and do not include discharges from maternityhospitals, mental illness hospitals and psychiatric units.Information on hospitaldischarges relates to episodes of in-patient or day...