According to The Mirror he was: "buying 35 lines of coke, the total of his favourite numbers 16 and 19.
Gazza's Bizarre Drug Habit Cost £2,000 A Day!
"He would sort the drug into 35 strips but snort only the 16th and 19th - a slave to his obsessive compulsive disorder - and throw the rest away."
When taken into custody last week he was so druck/drugged he told officers the IRA and the "White House" were "after him".
He is under care at the Middleton St George Hospital near Darlington, Co Durham, where he is detained under the Mental Health Act.
He was detained after incidents at the Marriot Hotel close to his home in Dunston, Gateshead, and the Malmaison in Newcastle.
Staff said he was drunk, appeared naked and walked around with plastic parrots.
1983/88 P.J.Gascoigne 95/9 25
Showed at an early age he was going to be a world-beater and if he had half a brain I'm sure he would have accomplished it. What a waste of talent. Had the skill, the balance, the strength and the vision of a master, and the arrogance to make it all happen. But after leaving Newcastle he started to believe his own hype. One of the greatest midfield players this country has ever produced but he blew it ... big time! Born in Dunston and signed from Redheugh Boys Club. Joined Spurs in 1988 then went to Italy, Rangers, Boro, Everton and ended up at Boston.