![]() ![]() These increases reflect what we have seen in community treatment and the increase in the recent crack prevalence estimates. Almost two-thirds (63%) of the opiate users also had crack problems, up from just over half (54%) in 2015-16. ![]() Overall, there were 3,271 more people accessing treatment for crack than in 2015-16, an increase of 17%. But numbers of people with problematic crack use are on the riseĭespite the overall fall in treatment numbers, the number of adults coming to treatment for crack cocaine, and particularly crack and opiates, has increased substantially since last year. But we do know that alcohol treatment numbers have been falling for a few years in the community and we’re now starting some work to understand why this is. ![]() As we only have two years of data for prisons, we’re not yet in a position to say that the fall in alcohol numbers since last year is a trend. ![]() The fall in people accessing treatment for alcohol problems is the main reason for why overall numbers in treatment are down. A further 37% had problems with other non-opiate drugs and for 13%, alcohol was their only problem substance. Half of all adults getting treatment were there for problematic opiate use. This counters a commonly held misconception that most prisoners in drug treatment are on methadone. Most of these were in prisons (as opposed to other settings like young offender institutions and immigration and removal centres) but this number is around 1,100 less than 2015-16.Īlmost two-thirds of the treatment adult prisoners received was psychosocial, the remaining treatment interventions were pharmacological (meaning medicines were prescribed), including 23% for opiate misuse. Over 59,000 adults received treatment for drug and alcohol problems within secure settings during 2016-17. Below is a summary of the main points from this year’s numbers: Numbers in treatment have fallen The report is only the second of its kind meaning it’s too early to see trends but we can compare to the previous year. The 2016-17 statistics report for people receiving drug and alcohol treatment in prisons and other secure settings in England shows similar patterns to what we have recently seen in community treatment. ![]()
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