Work Area / Lifestyles / Drug Misuse

Drug Misuse

The lead PHO for intelligence around drug misuse is North West PHO
www.nwpho.org.uk

Key regional resources

HES - Standard Output Set 3 - Alcohol and Substance Misuse

HES Standard Output - Set 3 - alcohol and substance misuse
Data showing rates of admissions to hospital by PCO of residence where substance misuse is diagnosed. Data is shown for substance misuse as primary diagnosis only and as any position diagnosis.

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (Yorkshire and Humber)

http://www.nta.nhs.uk/areas/regions/Yorkshire_and_Humber/default.aspx

Links to resource collections on other PHO websites

• SWPHO
• Web section on information around individual behaviour http://www.swpho.nhs.uk/resource/browse.aspx?RID=49
• ERPHO
• Web section on drug misuse
  http://www.erpho.org.uk/topics/Drug_misuse/default.aspx
• LHO
• o Web section on drugs and health behaviour
  http://www.lho.org.uk/HIL/Lifestyle_And_Behaviour/Drugs_And_Health_Behaviour.aspx

Links to resource collections on Department of Health website

DH web section on substance misuse
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/SubstanceMisuse/fs/en

Updated 01/06/07