Gateshead Council has received £1.25m to boost its drug misuse recovery programme.
According to council documents, between April 2019 and March 2020, 892 new admissions were recorded by Gateshead's substance recovery service. Of these, 17% were a parent, or an adult living with a child.
In addition, 397 children, subject to a needs assessment, reported alcohol misuse by a parent or adult as an issue. The new funding comes as alcohol and drug-related deaths continue to rise, both nationally and locally.
