The 250,000 estimated people with the most severe drug problems account for 99% of the costs of drug abuse in England and Wales and do most harm to themselves, their families and communities. Some drug users present with complex needs such risk of HIV, other blood-borne viruses and psychiatric illness. This requires effective collaboration between GPs and specialist drug misuse treatment services. So GPs are essential to the treatment of drug misusers and it is vital to increase the number of GP practices willing to work with drug misusers.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Band 1 - poor | - |
| Band 2 | greater than or equal to 0% and less than 19% |
| Band 3 | greater than or equal to 19% and less than 50% |
| Band 4 | greater than or equal to 50% and less than 79% |
| Band 5 - good | Greater than or equal to 79% |