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Opioids: Overdoses

Commons · Question 68752 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people across the UK have been hospitalised for opioid overdoses.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Jul 2025

NHS England publishes data on hospital admissions and related diagnosis information, including finished admission episodes due to opioid overdoses.The total number of finished admission episodes in England relating to opium, heroin, or other opioids in 20...