I FOI’d Lincolnshire NHS Trust to see how many people were admitted to their hospitals due to drink or drugs in some form. They are the following:

During 2008/09 the Trust had 1524 admissions where drugs were recorded as the primary diagnosis, of these admissions there were 6 patient deaths.

During 2008/09 the Trust had 22 admissions where alcohol was recorded as the primary diagnosis, of these admissions there were 0 patient deaths.

During 2008/09 the Trust had 2275 admissions where drugs formed part of the diagnosis but were not the primary diagnosis, of these admissions there were 18 patient deaths.

During 2008/09 the Trust had 2174 admissions where alcohol formed part of the diagnosis but was not the primary diagnosis, of these admissions there were 71 patient deaths.

Please note that this is not for ALL hospitals in Lincolnshire, but only the ones under the Trust. These can be found here.