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Opioids

Commons · Question 69426 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to integrate synthetic opioid awareness into local authorities’ Drug Strategies since 5 July 2025; and how much of the 2025/26 targeted drug, alcohol treatment and recovery

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Sep 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued planning guidance for local areas to help them respond to incidents caused by potent synthetic opioids. The guidance enables local partners to rapidly understand the scale of the synthetic opioid ...