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Drug & Alcohol Treatment Trends 2023
2022/23 treatment statistics show limited impact of new funding and another increase in the number of people dying in treatment.
15th December 2023
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2022/23 treatment statistics show limited impact of new funding and another increase in the number of people dying in treatment.
Drug & alcohol treatment data for 2021/22 show an increase in the number of people using powder cocaine.
In part 2 of her Review of Drugs, Dame Carol Black argues for a significant increase in funding for drug treatment.
Very detailed and informative infographic summarising the last 30 years of cultural and political shifts in drug treatment in England & Wales from Lifeline.
Less than one quarter (24%) of the 273,898 opiate clients who have been in contact with treatment services since 2005/6 had completed treatment and not returned by 31 March 2015.
In its response to the review, DrugScope, representing service providers, expressed a concern about the current volatility of funding. Drugscope highlighted PHE ADPH drugs alcohol commissioning 2014 the continuous drive to reassess and retender services, and the need for commissioners to understand the impact frequent tendering processes have on providers (see this post for an alternative model).
It’s nice to celebrate good news sometimes. The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse published their annual figures this week. The headlines make good reading:
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