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Written question asked by Charles Walker (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Friday, 20 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Drugs: Young People

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people under 18 years of age have been referred to addiction treatment services in each of the last five years.

Answer

The following table shows the numbers of under 18s receiving treatment for substance misuse problems in England for the last five years.

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

23,528

21,955

20,688

20,032

19,126

Source: The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227982
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Health services Drugs Misuse Rehabilitation Young people
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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