What the waiting times are for residential (a) drug detoxification and (b) alcohol detoxification in each NHS board area.

The following, based on information provided by Drug and Alcohol Action Teams in their annual corporate action plans, indicates the maximum waiting times for residential detoxification services in 2002-03:
Health Board
| Waiting Time

Argyll and Clyde
| 6 to 8 Weeks

Ayrshire and Arran
| 6 to 8 Weeks

Borders
| 24 Weeks

Dumfries and Galloway
| No residential service in area

Fife
| No residential service in area

Forth Valley
| No residential service in area

Grampian
| Variable*

Greater Glasgow
| 6 weeks

Highland
| 1 to 2 Weeks

Lanarkshire
| No residential service in area

Lothian
| 2 Weeks

Orkney
| No residential service in area

Shetland
| No residential service in area

Tayside
| 2 to 3 Weeks

Western Isles
| No residential service in area

Note:
*Independent sector service.
These figures are for illustration only, since waiting times can fluctuate over a relatively short period. Work is already under way with Drug and Alcohol Action Teams to obtain more frequent and consistent information.
The remit of the majority of residential addiction services in Scotland covers drug and alcohol misuse. Areas listed where there are no local services, will refer patients to services in other areas.