The number and percentage of people treated by the national health service for drug addiction in the East of England and Suffolk is shown in the following table.
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Eastern region Completed treatment 793 19 856 21 1,620 32 Total discharged 4,232 100 4,052 100 5,047 100 Suffolk Completed treatment 98 19 81 19 138 29 Total discharged 522 100 424 100 481 100 Notes: The data covers adults-only as young people are not considered to be drug-dependent; adults are defined as over 18s; the data is for all those who completed treatment and are therefore assessed as being no longer dependent on drugs; and the data covers all specialist drug treatment, not just NHS. Source: National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.