Hospital admissions for poisoning by illicit drugs up by more than 50 per cent in a decade

Hospital admissions for poisoning by illicit drugs up by more than 50 per cent in a decade There were 14,280 hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of poisoning by illicit drugs in 2014/15 - a rise of 57 per cent since 2004-05. Health and Social Care Information Centre

See also:

• Drug deaths at their highest EVER: Number of people poisoned by illegal substances soars by 57% with nearly half of victims aged 16 to 34 The Daily Mail
• Huge rise in hospital admissions for illicit drug poisoning OnMedica