alcoholic mental or behavioural problems and alcoholic liver disease but also the significant contribution of alcohol misuse to increased cardiovascular, gastroenterological and cancer admissions: also admissions due to accidents on the road, in the workplace and in the home including falls. (This excludes some neurological conditions). There has been a long-term decline in the use of drugs and drug use is at its lowest figure for ten years. Those aged 16-24 are the most likely to take illicit drugs and there has been an increase in reported drug use by older adults as shown in Figure 1 (CSEW, 2015). It is likely that this is due to individuals continuing their drug misuse into older age. This age group also has the highest level of drug-related mortality. It would be reasonable to say this may be because of age-related co-existing and developing medical conditions. Kent has lower than the national estimated prevalence rates for drug use. To what extent is reflective of national data which estimates the number of people misusing drugs in Kent is low or to what extent there is a number of people in Kent who do not seek help or are being referred to services is unknown. Drug related hospital admissions (including poisoning and mental health disorder) have increase by 50% across Kent between 2006- 2013. The number of drug deaths reported in England and Wales in 2014 were the highest since records began; a 17% rise in 2014. Deaths from heroin and/or morphine increased by almost two-thirds and cocaine deaths rose sharply. The number of deaths reported in Kent for 2012-14 was 139; an increase on 117 deaths in 2009-11 Source document: JSNA adult drugs and alcohol, Kent County Council Public Health, 2016). General Population/Communities. • Partygoers. • Families. • Carers. • Health and Criminal Justice Agencies. • Homeless, Rough Sleepers and Single Homeless. • The above are direct beneficiaries. The indirect beneficiaries of this strategy will be the wider community along with health and criminal justice agencies. Service access and equity The strategy will impact across the whole of the Kent population According to the 2014 Mid-Year Population Estimates (MYPE) the population of Kent is 1,510,400 (KCC, 2015). Source: Based on 2014 Mid-Year Population Estimates, Office for National Statistics (Crown Copyright). This table prepared by Business Intelligence: Research & Evaluation, Kent County Council (June 20150
alcoholic mental or behavioural problems and alcoholic liver disease but also the significant contribution of alcohol misuse to increased cardiovascular, gastroenterological and cancer admissions: also admissions due to accidents on the road, in the workplace and in the home including falls. (This excludes some neurological conditions). There has been a long-term decline in the use of drugs and drug use is at its lowest figure for ten years. Those aged 16-24 are the most likely to take illicit drugs and there has been an increase in reported drug use by older adults as shown in Figure 1 (CSEW, 2015). It is likely that this is due to individuals continuing their drug misuse into older age. This age group also has the highest level of drug-related mortality. It would be reasonable to say this may be because of age-related co-existing and developing medical conditions. Kent has lower than the national estimated prevalence rates for drug use. To what extent is reflective of national data which estimates the number of people misusing drugs in Kent is low or to what extent there is a number of people in Kent who do not seek help or are being referred to services is unknown. Drug related hospital admissions (including poisoning and mental health disorder) have increase by 50% across Kent between 2006- 2013. The number of drug deaths reported in England and Wales in 2014 were the highest since records began; a 17% rise in 2014. Deaths from heroin and/or morphine increased by almost two-thirds and cocaine deaths rose sharply. The number of deaths reported in Kent for 2012-14 was 139; an increase on 117 deaths in 2009-11 Source document: JSNA adult drugs and alcohol, Kent County Council Public Health, 2016). • General Population/Communities. • Partygoers. • Families. • Carers. • Health and Criminal Justice Agencies. • Homeless, Rough Sleepers and Single Homeless. The above are direct beneficiaries. The indirect beneficiaries of this strategy will be the wider community along with health and criminal justice agencies. Service access and equity The strategy will impact across the whole of the Kent population According to the 2014 Mid-Year Population Estimates (MYPE) the population of Kent is 1,510,400 (KCC, 2015). Source: Based on 2014 Mid-Year Population Estimates, Office for National Statistics (Crown Copyright). This table prepared by Business Intelligence: Research & Evaluation, Kent County Council (June 20150
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