Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 191815

Prescription Drugs: Misuse

Tabled: 29 June 2023

Answered: 10 July 2023

Question

Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by NHS England entitled Optimising personalised care for adults prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: framework for action for integra

Answer

Neil O'Brien

The Department does not collect data on levels of dependence on and treatment for dependence on prescribed drugs. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a range of evidence-based guidance that includes recommendations f...

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