Written question WQ85077
- Asked by
- Gareth DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
How many children, within Wales, have entered a rehabilitation program or equivalent as a result of (a) alcohol addiction (b) opiate addiction within the last five years?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Statistical information collated by Digital Health and Care Wales shows that data for a child (person aged under 18) entering a rehabilitation program or equivalent as a result of (a) alcohol addiction (b) opiate addiction within the last five years, is as follows:
Substance
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Alcohol
90
129
108
57
91
Opiates
4
6
6
3
1
Note that a rehabilitation programme includes: inpatient treatment, residential rehabilitation, community detox, opioid substitute treatment, brief intervention or structured day programme.