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Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted to hospital following a drug overdose in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
25 Jul 2024
Answer
1 Aug 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted to hospital following a drug overdose in the last 12 months.

  2. 25 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    Information on hospital admissions is not available in the format requested. NHS England publishes data on the number of admissions due to accidental and intentional poisoning by substance type. This information is available at the following link:https://...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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