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Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 May 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 May 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 17 May 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Drugs: Rehabilitation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of people in community substance misuse treatment who have or continue to experience mental illnesses.

Answer

Public Health England’s latest annual report on alcohol and drug misuse treatment in England found that in 2019 to 2020, 59% or 77,815 of adults starting substance misuse treatment in England said they had a mental health treatment need.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221
Session
2021-22
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Drugs Mental illness Misuse Rehabilitation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk