NHS hospitals treat soaring number of older people for drug misuse
They have been treated after displaying symptoms such as hallucinations, confusion, extreme agitation and disinhibition.
Similarly, there has also been an increase of 32% in admissions for poisoning as a result of drug misuse in those aged 55 and above over the last six years.
The figures from NHS Digital have prompted experts to claim that controversial changes in the government’s approach to drug addiction, and fewer specialist treatment services, have led to the rise in admissions.
