This statistic displays the number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/2022, by gender and age. In this year, approximately 1.8 thousand boys aged 17-18 years were treated for substance misuse, compared to 964 girls.
Number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/22, by gender and age
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NHS Digital. (February 2, 2023). Number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/22, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/949012/england-young-people-in-treatment-for-substance-misuse-2017-18-by-gender-and-age/
NHS Digital. "Number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/22, by gender and age." Chart. February 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/949012/england-young-people-in-treatment-for-substance-misuse-2017-18-by-gender-and-age/
NHS Digital. (2023). Number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/22, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/949012/england-young-people-in-treatment-for-substance-misuse-2017-18-by-gender-and-age/
NHS Digital. "Number of Young People in Treatment for Substance Misuse in England in 2021/22, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/949012/england-young-people-in-treatment-for-substance-misuse-2017-18-by-gender-and-age/
NHS Digital, Number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/22, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/949012/england-young-people-in-treatment-for-substance-misuse-2017-18-by-gender-and-age/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of young people in treatment for substance misuse in England in 2021/22, by gender and age [Graph], NHS Digital, February 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/949012/england-young-people-in-treatment-for-substance-misuse-2017-18-by-gender-and-age/