For this group there is little evidence of the clear links between drug use and crime.
Acquisitive crime appears to be a key source.
The first phase of the study interviewed arrestees and tested for drug use in four sites across England to establish the prevalence and incidence of self-reported drug use and offending. The economic and social costs of crime Sam Brand and Richard Price 2000. Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain noted that the economic, psychological, crime and health related costs of problematic drug misuse are formidable. It estimated that annual costs arising from the most serious drug misusers alone are well over 4billion.