Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23766

Drugs: Misuse

Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to prevent increased synthetic drug use.

Answer

The Department is actively monitoring, and responding to, the continued threat posed by the growing levels of potent synthetic opioids in the United Kingdom. We are working to increase awareness of the dangers of synthetic opioids. The Government’s drug i...

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