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Drug use may be going down but more people than ever are being treated for drug problems in England's hospitals. The NHS Information Centre's annual drug misuse report shows the number of admissions to hospital in England due to a drug-related mental health or behavioural disorder rose by 5.7% to 44,585. Similarly, the number of hospital admissions due to drug poisoning also rose by 4.8%, to 11,618, with those aged 16-24 the most likely to be treated. In 2009-10 a total of 206,889 people received help from drug services, with men almost three times more likely than women to get that support. However, 23,680 (38%) of the 62,685 people who were treated for drug dependency ended up no longer addicted to the substance that had led to their treatment.
Drug use may be going down but more people than ever are being treated for drug problems in England's hospitals. The NHS Information Centre's annual drug misuse report shows the number of admissions to hospital in England due to a drug-related mental health or behavioural disorder rose by 5.7% to 44,585. Similarly, the number of hospital admissions due to drug poisoning also rose by 4.8%, to 11,618, with those aged 16-24 the most likely to be treated. In 2009-10 a total of 206,889 people received help from drug services, with men almost three times more likely than women to get that support. However, 23,680 (38%) of the 62,685 people who were treated for drug dependency ended up no longer addicted to the substance that had led to their treatment.
