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Dear Mr Perrott,
Thank you for your email of 16 January about benzodiazepine addiction. I have been asked to reply.
With regard to a list of dedicated involuntary tranquiliser addiction service, the data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System demonstrate that most areas in the country have services in place to support people who develop dependence on over-the-counter and prescribed drugs. This was made clear in the National Treatment Authority’s report which was published in May 2011.
These services are commissioned by local areas and support is provided in a range of different ways; through GP support, access to specialist addiction or through dedicated withdrawal services. The Department of Health does not keep a national list of these services, which are commissioned locally, nor has it claimed to keep such a list.
Yours sincerely,
Edward Corbett
Customer Service Centre
Department of Health