This statistical report presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. It focuses on England only where possible although some statistics are only readily available at GB or UK level or for England and Wales combined. Some of this is new information whilst some has been published previously. More detail can be found in the source publications which contain a wider range of data and analysis.

This report presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. It focuses on England only where possible although some statistics are only readily available at GB or UK level or for England and Wales combined. Some of this is new information whilst some has been published previously. The topics covered include: Hospital admissions related to drug misuse. Deaths relating to drug misuse. Prevalence of drug use. Drug dependence and treatment. Drug seizures. Each section provides an overview of the key findings from these sources, as well as providing sources of further information and links to relevant documents and sources. Some of the data have been published previously by NHS Digital. A data visualisation tool at the link below allows users to select hospital admissions related to drug misuse data for any Local Authority (as contained in the data tables), along with time series data from 2013/14. Regional and national comparisons are also provided.

This statistical report presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. It focuses on England only where possible although some statistics are only readily available at GB or UK level or for England and Wales combined. Some of this is new information whilst some has been published previously. More detail can be found in the source publications which contain a wider range of data and analysis. Newly published data includes: Analyses from NHS Digital Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). The latest information from already published sources includes data from: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) on deaths related to drug misuse. National drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS). Crime survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use (SDD). What About Youth (WAY).