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Cocaine

Answer

Data on the number of hospital admissions are collected by finished admission episodes rather than by number of people. Data on the number of finished

admission episodes to hospital with a primary diagnosis are associated with cocaine use for each year since 2006- 07 are given in the following table. It is important to note that finished admission episodes do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year

Finished admission episodes where the primary diagnosis is associated with cocaine use, 2006-07 to 2011-12
	Finished admission episodes
2006-07	1,086
2007-08	1,376
2008-09	1,375
2009-10	1,025
2010-11	1,107
2011-12	1,027
Notes: 1. A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one health care provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. 2. Primary diagnosis codes used: F14.0 Mental and behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: acute intoxication. F14.1 Mental and behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: harmful use. F14.2 Mental and behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: dependence syndrome. F14.3 Mental and behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: withdrawal state. F14.5 Mental and behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: psychotic disorder. F14.7 Mental and behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: residual & late-onset psychotic disorder. F14.8 Mental & behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: other mental and behaviour disorder. F14.9 Mental & behaviour disorder due to the use of cocaine: unspecified mental and behaviour disorder. R78.2 Finding of cocaine in blood. T40.5 Poisoning by Cocaine. 3. HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

163017; 565 cc801-2W

Session

2013-14

Subjects

Admissions Drugs Misuse Accident and emergency departments Cocaine

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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