This statistic displays the number of hospital stays of patients diagnosed with drug misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24. In the year 2019/20 there were almost ** thousand stays in hospital in Scotland due to drug misuse, the highest amount in the provided time interval, though the number of hospital stays because of drug misuse has decreased in recent years.
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NHS Health Scotland. (April 15, 2025). Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/380605/number-of-hospital-stays-for-drug-misuse-in-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24." Chart. April 15, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/380605/number-of-hospital-stays-for-drug-misuse-in-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. (2025). Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/380605/number-of-hospital-stays-for-drug-misuse-in-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of Hospital Stays for Drug Misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 15 Apr 2025, /statistics/380605/number-of-hospital-stays-for-drug-misuse-in-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland, Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/380605/number-of-hospital-stays-for-drug-misuse-in-scotland/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2023/24 [Graph], NHS Health Scotland, April 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/380605/number-of-hospital-stays-for-drug-misuse-in-scotland/