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Surge in middle aged patients admitted for drink and drug problems

More middle aged people are taken to hospital for drink and drug abuses and are putting a strain on the NHS, official figures revealed. Over one fifth of the 533,302 admissions for drink and drugs between 2010-13 were aged 40-49, experts found.

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Drink-drug admissions for each age group

According to Dr Foster's Hospital Guide the amount of patients admitted for health problems caused by substance abuse between 2010-13 were:

  • 15% were between 30-34-year-olds
  • 18% were 35-39-year-olds
  • 16% were aged 50-54-year-olds
  • Teenagers - 24,101 out of the 533,302 people admitted for drink-drug health issues were between 15-19-year-olds
  • Another 3,013 were aged between 10-14-years-old.

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