Hospital admissions for pensioners with drug-related conditions rises sixfold in ten years, figures reveal. The number of hospital admissions for pensioners with drug-related conditions has increased sixfold in the past decade, NHS figures have revealed.
Charities have said that more older people living with addiction, and that the social isolation of older people can exacerbate problematic drug use such as opium, making it more difficult to recover.
Figures released today by NHS Digital showed that in 2018/19 there were 3,078 admissions for those 65 and over, rising more than sixfold from 484 in 2008/9. The Daily Telegraph
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