Opioid Crisis United K.pptx Apr 2026

: NHS initiatives have successfully reduced high-dose opioid prescribing for chronic non-cancer pain by 20.35% against the 2021 baseline. Total costs for opioid drugs fell by 36% since 2015/16.

: Between April 2024 and March 2025, a record 329,646 adults were in contact with treatment services—a 6% increase from the previous year. Opioid crisis United K.pptx

: Fatalities linked to nitazenes (potent synthetic opioids) increased fourfold, from 52 in 2023 to 195 in 2024 . : NHS initiatives have successfully reduced high-dose opioid

: Opiates and opioids were involved in 47.1% (2,621 deaths) of all registered drug poisonings in 2024. a record 329

: The North East continues to record the highest rates of drug-related mortality (167.6 deaths per million), while London saw a sharp 32% increase in 2024. Treatment and Prescribing Trends