04a JSNA Appendix , item 5. PDF 6 MB - Lambeth Council

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• The Home Office estimates 5,029 Problematic Drug Users (PDUs) of
opiates and/or crack cocaine in Lambeth (estimate based on 2004/05 data).
The total number of Problematic Drug Users PDUs known to treatment in
2006/07 was 1,991. If the Home Office estimate of 5,029 is correct, that
would mean that there are 3,038 PDUs who are treatment naïve (have not
engaged with treatment since 2004/5).
• During 2006/07, 894 clients entered treatment and 603 were discharged.
• 2,033 drug users accessed treatment during 2007/08. 149 of these (7.3%)
were aged 17 or under. 79% of individuals were retained in structured
treatment for more than 12 weeks.
• 72% of adult drug users in treatment in Lambeth are male (28% female).
• 59% of adult drug users in treatment in Lambeth are white; 26% are Black
which includes 10% Black Caribbean.
• The age profile of adult drug users in treatment in Lambeth puts 8% aged
20-24; 26% aged 25-34; 41% aged 35-44% and 16% aged 45-54. 2% are
aged 18-19 and a further 4% are aged 55+.
• National data has shown that clients who are retained in treatment for
longer than 12 weeks (84 days) have achieved significantly better
outcomes. In 2006/7, 74% of Lambeth clients were retained for more than
12 weeks. This was 2% higher than the London average. This figure rose to
77% for Lambeth DIP clients. Furthermore, only 3% of Lambeth clients were
“triaged only” (i.e. received a triage assessment, but did not engage in
treatment), compared with the London average of 7%.
• The proportion of Lambeth clients receiving treatment outside the borough
has significantly reduced from 10% to 5%.
• The proportion of BME clients in treatment is not significantly different from
the proportions in Lambeth’s overall resident population.
• 61% of individuals were discharged from structured treatment in a planned
way in 2007/08.
• 31% of referrals for treatment were self-referrals. One in seven of all
referrals are self-referrals entering through SLaM Stockwell CDT.
• Slightly less than a fifth of all clients were referred from the Criminal Justice
system in 2007/08; this is a similar proportion to last year.
• 13% of those accessing treatment for the first time in 2007/08 had a dual
diagnosis of mental health problems alongside their substance misuse
issues.
• The number of young people aged 15-17 who used drugs in the last year is
estimated at 2,210. 27
• 46 out of 85 schools have achieved the National Healthy Schools Status for
drug education with a further 10 working towards it.
• CHAIN data for Lambeth shows that 88% of all rough-sleepers have alcohol
and/or drug support needs. This is notably higher than the proportion across
other London boroughs. 28
• Preliminary statistics from the Aftercare Team show that most carers
engaging with treatment services are affected by their dependents’ polydrug
use (including alcohol), with only 6% affected by alcohol only. Nine out
27 London Borough of Lambeth. Draft Needs Assessment for Young People’s Specialist Substance Misuse Treatment.
2007.
28 CHAIN (2007)
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