12 things we learnt about drug and alcohol treatment in Wales in 2014/15Statistics from the Welsh National Database for Substance Misuse

Source: http://gov.wales/docs/dhss/publications/151029annual-reporten.pdf

Referrals by age and gender

Source of referrals in 2014-15 by main problematic substance

Percentage of new cases by age group

One in ten referrals were for a combination of drugs and alcohol

Referrals by main problematic substance (where known)

Numbers in treatment

Numbers in treatment by substance

An aging cohort of heroin users in treatment

Over three quarters of people getting treatment for cannabis were under 30

Types of treatment deliveredAlcohol Drugs Not Reported

Psychosocial Interventions 5,010 4,235 442

Brief Interventions 4,287 3,353 809

Harm Reduction 1,887 3,236 177Substitute Opioid Prescribing (Methadone) and related Psychosocial Interventions 20 1,326 95

Inpatient Treatments 995 262 72

Health and Recovery Support Intervention 479 575 74Substitute Opioid Prescribing (Buprenorphine) and related Psychosocial Interventions 22 735 49

Structured Day Programme 181 477 62

Community Detoxification 316 106 8

Residential Rehabilitation 81 33 8

Proportion with no recorded use 28 days before exit interview by substance and age

Percentage change from start to end of treatment in health and wellbeing scores

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