Prison
Prison Drug & Alcohol Treatment Trends 2025
There were 7% more people in drug and alcohol treatment in prison last year
6th February 2025
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There were 7% more people in drug and alcohol treatment in prison last year
There was a welcome 8% increase in the number of people starting drug/alcohol treatment in prison last year.
The proportion of people starting treatment in prison for opiates, crack or both keeps falling.
Annual secure settings report finds a drop of 18% in the number of people access drug & alcohol treatment in prison.
The latest figures on alcohol and drug treatment in secure settings
Intriguingly, annual consumption of heroin in the UK exceeds consumption in France by nearly 6 tons. Moreover, the retails price of heroin of unknown purity is higher in the UK, yet annual gross profit is greater in France…
