Opiate addiction in UK in the over-40s triples in 12 years The number of people over 40 receiving treatment for opiate addiction has tripled in just 12 years, a report has found.
In 2018, 75,000 people over the age of 40 were in treatment for dependence on illegal opiates such as heroin – compared to 25,000 in 2006, a report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) found.
Over the same period, those in treatment for opioid addiction under the age of 30 fell from 60,000 to 13,000. The Independent
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In 2018, 75,000 people over the age of 40 were in treatment for dependence on illegal opiates such as heroin – compared to 25,000 in 2006, a report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) found.
Over the same period, those in treatment for opioid addiction under the age of 30 fell from 60,000 to 13,000. The Independent
See also:
- Number of older opiate users in treatment has tripled Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
- ACMD report: ageing cohort of drug users Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
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