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Alcohol and drug misuse and treatment statistics

Statistics to support improvements in decision making when planning alcohol and drug misuse treatment services.

From:
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
Published
20 December 2017
Last updated
28 November 2024 — See all updates

Healthcare professionals can use these statistics documents to support improvements in decision making when planning alcohol and drug misuse treatment services.

Visit Alcohol and drug misuse prevention and treatment guidance for information and other resources to help with providing and improving alcohol and drug misuse treatment services.

Visit Alcohol and drug misuse core data set collection guidance for information and other resources to support alcohol and drug service providers collect and submit data.

Prevalence data and analysis

Statistics showing prevalence of alcohol and drug misuse issues among national and local populations.

Alcohol and drug treatment statistics: adults

Alcohol and drug misuse and treatment in adults from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).

Alcohol and drug treatment statistics: young people

Alcohol and drug misuse and treatment in young people (aged under 18) from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).

Alcohol and drug treatment statistics: prisons and secure settings

Alcohol and drug misuse and treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).

Research and analysis

Further research and analysis into alcohol and drug misuse.

Updates to this page

Published 20 December 2017
Last updated 28 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2023 to 2024' and 'Substance misuse treatment for young people: 2023 to 2024'.

  2. Added 'Drug and alcohol treatment for victims and suspects of homicide' under 'Research and analysis'.

  3. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for young people: 2022 to 2023' and 'Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2022 to 2023'

  4. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2022 to 2023'.

  5. Added 'Opiate and crack cocaine use: prevalence estimates'.

  6. Added 'Pathways between probation and addiction treatment in England'.

  7. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2021 to 2022’.

  8. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment for young people: statistics 2021 to 2022’.

  9. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2021 to 2022'.

  10. Added latest reports for young people and secure settings.

  11. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2020 to 2021'.

  12. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment for young people: statistics 2019 to 2020’ and ‘Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2019 to 2020’.

  13. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2019 to 2020'.

  14. Added 'Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2018 to 2019'.

  15. Added 'Substance misuse treatment for young people: statistics 2018 to 2019'.

  16. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2018 to 2019’.

  17. Added 'Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2017 to 2018'.

  18. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment for young people: statistics 2017 to 2018’.

  19. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2017 to 2018’.

  20. Added 'United Kingdom drug situation: Focal Point annual report' to research and analysis section of the collection.

  21. Added ‘The effect of drug and alcohol treatment on re-offending’ to collection.

  22. Added ‘Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: statistics 2016 to 2017’ to collection.

  23. First published.

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