questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of treating conditions (a) caused and (b) exacerbated by (i) tobacco, (ii) alcohol and (iii) drug use.
answerText: The available estimates of the cost to the National Health Service of treating conditions caused and exacerbated by tobacco and alcohol are shown in the following table:SubstanceEstimated NHS costSource of EstimateTobacco£1.8 billion annuallyAction on Smo...
heading: NHS: Costs