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Table 5 Drug- and alcohol-related inpatient admissions amongst persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in England- detailed causes

From: Key causes and long-term trends related to emergency department and inpatient hospital admissions of homeless persons in England

Diagnosis code

Diagnosis description

PEH

General populations

2009/2010

2018/2019

% difference

2009/2010

2018/2019

% difference

F10

Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

1613

1531

 − 5.1

62,511

67,903

8.6

F11

Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids

46

76

65.2

2561

1510

 − 41.0

F12

F12: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids

21

35

66.7

835

1580

89.2

F13

F13: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics

3

6

100.0

228

336

47.4

F14

F14: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine

5

29

480.0

425

916

115.5

F15

F15: Mental & behav’l disord’s due to use of other stimulants, incl. caffeine

5

23

360.0

406

738

81.8

F16

F16: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens

2

1

 − 50.0

120

151

25.8

F17

F17: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco

1

1

0.0

68

786

1055.9

F18

F18: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents

 

1

 

39

17

 − 56.4

F19

F19: Mental & behav’l disorders due to multiple drug/psychoactive subuse

66

178

 − 169.7

2270

5067

123.2

Total F10–F19

Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

1762

1881

6.8

69,463

79,004

13.7

K70

Alcoholic liver disease

68

67

 − 1.5

29,892

48,628

62.7

T36

Poisoning by systemic antibiotics

10

6

 − 40.0

1020

626

 − 38.6

T37

Poisoning by other systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics

2

3

50.0

471

320

 − 32.1

T38

Poisoning by hormone and synthetic substitute and antagonists, NEC

11

66

500.0

2749

4114

49.7

T39

Poisoning by nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics

382

425

11.3

57,687

61,934

7.4

T40

Poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics (hallucinogens)

230

484

110.4

12,496

22,755

82.1

T41

Poisoning by anaesthetics and therapeutic gases

8

5

 − 37.5

329

357

8.5

T42

Poisoning by antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic & antiparkinsonism drugs

187

234

25.1

18,605

17,275

 − 7.1

T43

Poisoning by psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified

200

265

32.5

23,367

28,554

22.2

T44

Poisoning by drug, primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system

4

25

525.0

2267

3498

54.3

T45

Poisoning by primarily systemic and haematological agents, NEC

14

15

7.1

2742

3278

19.5

T46

Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system

6

5

16.7

2199

2388

8.6

T47

Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system

4

1

 − 75.0

576

598

3.8

T48

Poison’g by agents prim act’g on smooth & skeletal muscles & resp system

1

1

0.0

433

388

 − 10.4

T49

Pois top agt prim affect skin muc memb & by ophth’l, oto’l & dental drugs

2

1

 − 50.0

593

463

 − 21.9

T50

Poison’g by diuretics & other unspec’d drugs medic’ts & biol’l subs

54

85

57.4

5379

3819

 − 29.0

T51

Toxic effect of alcohol

15

28

86.7

1546

1450

 − 6.2

T52

Toxic effect of organic solvents

2

3

 − 50.0

610

748

22.6

T53

Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic & aromatic hydrocarbons

-

-

-

17

28

64.7

T54

Toxic effect of corrosive substances

5

2

 − 60.0

801

1204

50.3

T55

Toxic effect of soaps and detergents

   

192

230

19.8

T56

Toxic effect of metals

1

1

0.0

435

536

23.2

T57

Toxic effect of other inorganic substances

   

13

15

15.4

T58

Toxic effect of carbon monoxide

3

3

0.0

551

296

 − 46.3

T59

Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapours

7

5

 − 28.6

1643

1114

 − 32.2

T60

Toxic effect of pesticides

2

 

-

212

207

 − 2.4

T61

Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood

-

-

-

62

33

 − 46.8

T62

Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food

-

-

-

444

211

 − 52.5

T63

Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals

-

-

-

1783

2698

51.3

T65

Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances

3

1

 − 66.7

700

665

 − 5.0

Total: T36–T65

Poisoning

1153

1664

44.3

139,922

159,802

14.2

 

Total drug and alcohol

2983

3612

21.1

239,277

287,434

20.1

 

All disease diagnoses

13,061

14,858

13.8

16,806,196

20,760,699

23.5