Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted to hospital following a drug overdose in the last 12 months.

Information on hospital admissions is not available in the format requested. NHS England publishes data on the number of admissions due to accidental and intentional poisoning by substance type. This information is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2022-23