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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 23 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 13 July 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Fentanyl: Misuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of fentanyl abuse have been recorded in the last five years.

Answer

Information on the number of cases of fentanyl abuse is not collected centrally. The Government closely monitors risk around the misuse of fentanyl. In 2018, Public Health England produced guidance on incident planning for fentanyl or other potent opioids arriving into the illicit drug market. The guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fentanyl-preparing-for-a-future-threat


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63342
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Misuse Fentanyl
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk