RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Lancashire
Published local treatment outcomes, estimated opiate/crack prevalence and protected drug and alcohol funding, each with its own reference period.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2022/23 · 2024/25 · 2026/27 |
| Coverage | Lancashire |
| Status | Core measures available |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Area code | E10000017 |
| Country | England |
| Opiate/crack prevalence (2022/23) | 6,757 estimated people aged 15–64; 95% limits 6,371–7,198 |
| Prevalence rate (2022/23) | 8.6 per 1,000 aged 15–64; 95% limits 8.1–9.2 |
| Prevalence population denominator (2022/23) | 782,082 |
| Prevalence geography | Lancashire |
| Prevalence method and limits | Capture-recapture modelling of community treatment, criminal justice and mortality records. London and the rest of England are modelled separately. Opiates and/or crack only; excludes powder cocaine, cannabis and other drugs. Model estimates, not counts of diagnosed dependence. Not comparable with 2016–2020 estimates because methodology changed. Does not measure unmet need. |
| Opiate treatment completion (2024/25) | 5.757%; 198 / 3,439; 95% limits 5.027–6.587%. |
| Opiate completion definition | The number of adults that successfully complete treatment for opiates in a year and who do not represent to treatment within 6 months. Denominator: The total number of adults in treatment for opiate use in a year . |
| Non-opiate treatment completion (2024/25) | 35.008%; 697 / 1,991; 95% limits 32.943–37.13%. |
| Non-opiate completion definition | The number of adults that successfully complete treatment for non opiates in a year and who do not re present to treatment within 6 months. Denominator: The total number of adults in treatment for non opiate use in a year . |
| Protected funding allocation (2026/27) | £28,265,571 |
| Funding scope | Protected drug and alcohol funding within the consolidated public health allocation. Allocation, not actual expenditure, capacity or total local treatment spending. Includes drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery; do not divide by the opiate/crack prevalence estimate as if it were spending per patient. |
| Unmet need / waiting times | No compatible current local estimate included. Do not derive unmet need by subtracting different age groups, drugs or periods. |
| Historical service use (2020/21) | 4.705921 per 1,000 adults aged 18+; 4,584 people. Historical, not current access. |
Interpretation limits
Different indicators refer to different periods and populations. Treatment completion is not an access measure or an overall service-quality score. Long-term treatment can be appropriate; case mix differs. Missing and combined values are not zero. No current waiting-time or local unmet-need estimate is provided.
Sources
- OHID Public health profiles; DHSC and UKHSA prevalence estimates; DHSC funding circular — Fingertips area E10000017; see each measure for its source and period
- DHSC and UKHSA: opiate and crack use in England 2022 to 2023, data tables — Table_1, row 81, columns A:R
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Public health profiles. 2026. © Crown copyright 2026 — Indicator 90244; E10000017; 2024/25; Persons, 18+; no inequality category
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Public health profiles. 2026. © Crown copyright 2026 — Indicator 90245; E10000017; 2024/25; Persons, 18+; no inequality category
- DHSC public health ring-fenced grant 2026 to 2027, local authority circular — Annex B, first table, Lancashire, drug and alcohol protected funding column
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Public health profiles. 2026. © Crown copyright 2026 — Indicator 92454; E10000017; 2020/21; Persons, 18+; no inequality category
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Local drug-treatment need, outcomes and funding: England: Lancashire. Record treatment-e10000017, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/treatment/treatment-e10000017.html
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