Proportion of people with alcohol, opiate, and non-opiate dependence in treatment

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Headline data

Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders
Year Value Units Series Observation status
2018/19 268251.0 Number People in treatment Normal value
2019/20 270705.0 Number People in treatment Normal value
2020/21 275896.0 Number People in treatment Normal value
2021/22 289215.0 Number People in treatment Normal value

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID); The University of Manchester

Geographical Area: England

Unit of Measurement: Number, Percentage (%)

Footnote: Please note the Met need (%) series y axis does not go to 100% for ease of visualisation.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Proportion of people with alcohol, opiate, and non-opiate dependence in treatment
Indicator description

Coverage of treatment interventions for people with alcohol, opiate, and non-opiate dependence
Geographical coverage

England
Unit of measurement

Number, Percentage (%)
Definitions

In treatment - People who have attended treatment centres, including community-based specialist drug and alcohol services, primary care services, residential rehabilition centres and inpatient units in the reporting year.

Met need (%) - The percentage of people in treatment as a proportion of the estimated prevalence of people in treatment.

Available disaggregations

People in treatment available disaggregations - Drug group, Local authority, Sex, Age and Ethnicity.

Estimated prevalence available disaggregations - Local authority.

Met need (%) available disaggregations - Drug group, Local authority.

Calculations

People in treatment for alcohol = People in treatment for "alcohol only" + People in treatment for "alcohol & non-opiates".

People in treatment for non-opiates = People in treatment for "non-opiates only" + People in treatment for "alcohol & non-opiates".

Met need (%) = (number of adults in treatment / estimated prevalence) x 100
Other information

Treatment centres from across England submitted their data to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). These treatment centres include community-based specialist drug and alcohol services, primary care services, residential rehabilition centres and inpatient units.

Double counting in the treatment figures may have occurred if individuals changed their Local Authority of residence during the year.

Data for Local Authories on the ViewIt platform are rounded to the nearest 5, so may not exactly sum to UK figures.

The Prevalence, trends and amenability to treatment report published by the University of Sheffield explains how alcohol prevalence estimates were calculated.

Data were collected from 1st April to 31st March each year.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) data is available in the OHID Alcohol and drug misuse and treatment statistics for the number and percentage of adults (18+) and young people in treatment for substance use disorders (drug use disorders and alcohol use disorders) including by substance, sex, age, ethnicity, and disability status. This information is not presented here as we do not have estimates of prevalence of substance use disorders for these groups.

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 25 August 2023
Metadata last updated 17 August 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders
Target name

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
UN designated tier

Tier II
UN custodian agency

World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 3.5 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID); The University of Manchester
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2009 to 2010
Geographical coverage

England
Link to data source National Drug Treatment Monitoring System - ViewIt opens in a new window
Release date 05 July 2023
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

EvidenceApplicationteam@dhsc.gov.uk
Other information

This source is used for England and Local Authority level data on number of people in treatment.

To download data for all Local Authorities select the "Download data" tab in the top left, and then select the "all indicators for all local authorities" button in the top right. Alternatively, individual LAs can be selected using the drop down menus. To download data for England leave the Local authority field blank.

Source 2

Organisation

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2009 to 2010
Geographical coverage

England
Link to data source Public Health Outcomes Framework opens in a new window
Release date 05 July 2023
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

profilefeedback@dhsc.gov.uk
Other information

Enter 93532 in the indicator id parameter field. This is the indicator ID for the proportion of dependent drinkers not in treatment (%) (Current method). Please see the Indicator Definitions and Supporting Information for further details.

Source 3

Organisation

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2009 to 2010
Geographical coverage

England
Link to data source Public Health Outcomes Framework opens in a new window
Release date 05 July 2023
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

profilefeedback@dhsc.gov.uk
Other information

Select 93517 in the indicator id parameter field. This is the indicator ID for the proportion of opiates and/or crack cocaine users (i.e. OCU) not in treatment (%). Please see the Indicator Definitions and Supporting Information for further details.

Source 4

Organisation

Public Health England
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2010 to 2011
Geographical coverage

England
Link to data source Alcohol dependence prevalence in England opens in a new window
Release date 01 January 1970
Next release

Not applicable: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Not available for this source
Contact details

dhsc.publicenquiries@dhsc.gov.uk
Other information

The prevalence, trends and amenability to treatment report published by the University of Sheffield provides analysis and information on the methodology and source material of these estimates.
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