Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69428

Opioids: Health Education

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local Combating Drugs Partnerships in raising awareness of (a) synthetic opioids and (b) how to respond when witnessing an opioid overdose; and w

Answer

Ashley Dalton

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 ...

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