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Prescribed tranquiliser dependency

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Robert Boyd
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Dear North Lincolnshire Council,

From April 2013 local authorities were given responsibility by Public Health England for providing drug and alcohol services.

This FOI request relates only to those patients who have become addicted or dependent upon tranquilising medications prescribed by their doctors. They do not abuse these or other substances, and were not previously dependent on these or other substances. This group is therefore distinct from illicit drug users.

Can I please request the following information:

1. How many referrals have there been to drug and alcohol services in your local authority in the years 2021, 2022, 2023 for treatment for addiction to benzodiazepines, z drug tranquillisers, gabapentinoids and opiods prescribed by their GPs? Please break this down by year, gender and drug.

2. How many Involuntary Tranquilliser Addicts are currently in treatment provided by your local authority’s drug and alcohol services for addiction to benzodiazepine, z drug tranquillisers, gabapentinoids and opiods prescribed by their GPs? Please break this down by gender and drug.

Could you please supply your answer in an excel spreadsheet.
Please confirm receipt of this email.

Many thanks,

Robert Boyd

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Information Governance Team,

Dear Robert Boyd,

Thank you for your request which was received on 20th February. The
estimate response date for your request is the 19th March.

Should you have any queries, amendments or additions relating to this
request, please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours Faithfully

Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Robert Boyd,

I am writing in response to your request for information, that was
received on the 16th February. Please find our Information Disclosure
letter attached.

If we can be of any further assistance with regard to this request please
let us know quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council

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