Drug and Alochol abuse

Summary

A Freedom of Information request was made to the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care for statistics on drug and alcohol abuse admissions to Nobles Hospital over the last three years. The authority disclosed full data including admission counts by financial year and a comprehensive list of specific drug diagnoses involved.

Key Facts

• The data covers admissions to Nobles Hospital excluding private patients.
• Drug poisoning admissions were restricted to cases with intentional diagnosis.
• Alcohol abuse admissions included diagnoses such as acute intoxication and alcoholic liver disease.
• The response provided statistics for financial years 2014/15 through 2017/18.
• A detailed list of ICD 10 codes for various drug poisonings was supplied.

Data Disclosed

• 2014/15: 186 drug admissions
• 2015/16: 176 drug admissions
• 2016/17: 134 drug admissions
• 2017/18: 86 drug admissions
• 2014/15: 1175 alcohol admissions
• 2015/16: 1058 alcohol admissions
• 2016/17: 1333 alcohol admissions
• 2017/18: 990 alcohol admissions
• Request date: 2017-10-27
• Response date: 2017-12-18

Data Tables (3)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 18th December 201719 December 2017 IM108-500i

Dear

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 27 October 2017 Your request You asked for: Question 01: Can you please advise how many people were admitted to Nobles Hospital due to drug abuse for the last three years Question 02: What drugs were they as 1 above
Question 03: Can you please advise how many people were admitted to Nobles Hospital for alcohol abuse for the last three years Response to your request We are pleased to be able to provide a response to your request with answers to your
Question 01: Can you please advise how many people were admitted to Nobles Hospital due to drug abuse for the last three years
The table below provides the number of patients (excluding private patients) that were admitted to Nobles Hospital with a diagnosis of some form of drug poisoning which has been indicated as intentional (unintentional or undetermined intention admissions for drug poisoning are not included). Financial year Count 2014/15 186 2015/16 176 2016/17 134 2017/18 86

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Question 02: What drugs were they as 1 above
ICD 10 Primary Primary diagnosis T360 Poisoning: Penicillins T368 Poisoning: Other systemic antibiotics T381 Poisoning: Thyroid hormones and substitutes T383 Poisoning: Insulin and oral hypoglycaemic [antidiabetic] drugs T388 Poisoning: Other and unspecified hormones and their synthetic substitutes T390 Poisoning: Salicylates T391 Poisoning: 4-Aminophenol derivatives T393 Poisoning: Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAID] T401 Poisoning: Heroin T402 Poisoning: Other opioids T404 Poisoning: Other synthetic narcotics T405 Poisoning: Cocaine T406 Poisoning: Other and unspecified narcotics T407 Poisoning: Cannabis (derivatives) T420 Poisoning: Hydantoin derivatives T421 Poisoning: Iminostilbenes T422 Poisoning: Succinimides and oxazolidinediones T424 Poisoning: Benzodiazepines T425 Poisoning: Mixed antiepileptics, not elsewhere classified T426 Poisoning: Other antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs T427 Poisoning: Antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs, unspecified T430 Poisoning: Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants T432 Poisoning: Other and unspecified antidepressants T433 Poisoning: Phenothiazine antipsychotics and neuroleptics T435 Poisoning: Other and unspecified antipsychotics and neuroleptics T436 Poisoning: Psychostimulants with abuse potential T443 Poisoning: Other parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics, not elsewhere classified T447 Poisoning: Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, not elsewhere classified T450 Poisoning: Antiallergic and antiemetic drugs T452 Poisoning: Vitamins, not elsewhere classified T454 Poisoning: Iron and its compounds T455 Poisoning: Anticoagulants T464 Poisoning: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors T465 Poisoning: Other antihypertensive drugs, not elsewhere classified T466 Poisoning: Antihyperlipidaemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs T471 Poisoning: Other antacids and anti-gastric-secretion drugs T480 Poisoning: Oxytocic drugs T481 Poisoning: Skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents] T509 Poisoning: Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances

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Question 03: Can you please advise how many people were admitted to Nobles Hospital for alcohol abuse for the last three years
The table below provides the number of patients (not private patients) admitted to Nobles Hospital with a diagnosis of any of the following: • Acute intoxication • Alcoholic liver disease • Alcoholic polyneuropathy • Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol • Alcoholic gastritis Financial year Count 14/15 1175 15/16 1058 16/17 1333 17/18 990

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If you are unhappy with this response to your Freedom of Information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post to the FOI Co-ordinator, Department of Health & Social Care, Chief Executive’s Officer, Crookall House, Demesne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3QA. An electronic version and paper version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/how-to- make-a-freedom-of-information-request/ . Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.
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Freedom of Information Team Department of Health and Social Care

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