Estimated prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland: 2014/15 to 2022/23

Andreas Markoulidakis; Hayley E Jones; Matt  Hickman

Estimated prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland: 2014/15 to 2022/23

Andreas Markoulidakis, Hayley E Jones, Matt Hickman

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Abstract

This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents estimates of the number of people aged 15 to 64 years old with opioid dependence, along with estimates of the prevalence of this group among Scotland’s general population.

Estimates for Scotland and seven NHS Boards (Ayrshire and Arran, Fife, Grampian, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Lothian, and Tayside) are provided, broken down by sex (female, male), age group (15 to 34, 35 to 49, and 50 to 64 years) and financial year (2014/15 to 2022/23).

This is the second report from a public health surveillance collaboration between PHS, the University of Bristol, and Glasgow Caledonian University. Plans to further develop these statistics are described in the Official statistics in development report.

20/06/2025: This webpage (specifically main point four) was corrected to match corresponding text in the publication summary document. This does not represent an error in the analysis and published statistics. Please note no other changes were made to this release.

Original language	English
Publisher	Public Health Scotland
Publication status	Published - 18 Mar 2025

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Keywords

opioid dependence
prevalence
MPEP
Bayesian modelling

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