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Listed below are the Drug Reports issued by the Northern Ireland Prison Service this year to date.

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Created : 17 Wednesday Dec 2008 @ 11:12

Drug Report for the period 1 December 2007 to 29 February 2008

Results From - 01 Saturday Dec 2007 - - To - 29 Friday Feb 2008
1. General
Average Prison Population 1425
Number of prisoners committed on drug related charges 173
2. Drugs Dependency on committal
Alcohol 266
Ecstasy 80
Amphetamines 15
Cannabis 155
Heroin 11
Prescription Drugs 77
3 Voluntary drug testing
Number of voluntary drug tests in the period 1264
Number of negative results recorded 858
% negative results recorded 67.88 %
4 Passive dog indications
Number of visitors during the period 26663
Number of positive indications by the passive dog 525
% number of positive indications 1.97 %
5. Illicit Drug Finds
Amphetamines 30.2g
Cannabis 279.2g
Ecstasy 100 tablets
Heroin 3 tablets
Prescription Drugs 670 tablets
Other * 1230 tablets

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