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26/09/2019
Rise In Uptake Of Drug & Alcohol Treatment Services
The number of people receiving treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in Northern Ireland has grown, a recent census has shown.
Some 6,743 people were in active treatment in April 2019, for either drug or alcohol abuse or both.
This represents a rise in clients from 5,969 in the 2017 census.
Before the 2019 period, numbers had remained relatively stable for over four years, following the exception of 8,553 in 2014, when additional alcohol treatment projects were running.
The increase in patients emerged in the Department of Health's 'Census of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in Northern Ireland'. The study collects information from statutory and non-statutory drug and alcohol treatment services.
Of those in treatment this year, just under two-fifths (38%) were for alcohol only, a third (33%) were being assisted with drug addiction, while less than a third (29%) were in treatment for both.
The last decade saw a relative drop in the proportion of those receiving treatment for alcohol only from under three-fifths (57%) to just under two-fifths. Meanwhile, the amount of people in treatment for drugs only has increased from 22% to 33%, and for both drugs and alcohol has increased from 21% to 29%.
(JG/CM)
Some 6,743 people were in active treatment in April 2019, for either drug or alcohol abuse or both.
This represents a rise in clients from 5,969 in the 2017 census.
Before the 2019 period, numbers had remained relatively stable for over four years, following the exception of 8,553 in 2014, when additional alcohol treatment projects were running.
The increase in patients emerged in the Department of Health's 'Census of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in Northern Ireland'. The study collects information from statutory and non-statutory drug and alcohol treatment services.
Of those in treatment this year, just under two-fifths (38%) were for alcohol only, a third (33%) were being assisted with drug addiction, while less than a third (29%) were in treatment for both.
The last decade saw a relative drop in the proportion of those receiving treatment for alcohol only from under three-fifths (57%) to just under two-fifths. Meanwhile, the amount of people in treatment for drugs only has increased from 22% to 33%, and for both drugs and alcohol has increased from 21% to 29%.
(JG/CM)
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