Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 September 2018. It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 September 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Heroin

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support the ageing profile of heroin users; and whether his Department has a written strategy to support ageing heroin users.

Answer: The 2017 Drug Strategy sets out a comprehensive approach for local, national and international stakeholders to tackle the challenges illicit drugs place on society. The Strategy recognises the support needed for ageing heroin users and outlines a targeted approach for evolving and emerging threats such as those posed by the emergence of new psychoactive substances. There are no plans to develop separate individual written strategies on these issues.

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