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Table 2 Deprivation quintile of Drug (and Alcohol) Action Teams

From: Factors predicting drop out from, and retention in, specialist drug treatment services: A case control study in the North West of England

Drug (and Alcohol) Action Team

Index of Multiple Deprivation score1

Deprivation quintile (1 = most deprived, 5 = least deprived)

Liverpool

49.82

1

Manchester

48.95

1

Knowsley

46.58

1

Salford

38.19

1

Halton

34.29

1

Blackpool

33.91

2

Rochdale

33.71

2

Blackburn

32.29

2

St Helens

31.95

2

Oldham

30.73

3

Wirral

30.06

3

Tameside

29.81

3

Bolton

29.41

3

Wigan

29.27

4

Sefton

26.12

4

Bury

23.53

4

Lancashire

21.80

4

Cumbria

21.57

5

Trafford

20.14

5

Warrington

19.33

5

Stockport

18.06

5

Cheshire

15.06

5

  1. 1 Source: North West Public Health Observatory, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University