
Public Health England has revealed in their 2019 Child Health report that 1,155 children were admitted to hospitals across Yorkshire and the Humber because of alcohol abuse and an additional 1,859 were admitted for substance misuse - over 3,000 in total.
The children admitted to hospital because of alcohol abuse were all under the age of 18, whilst those admitted for substance misuse were aged 15-24.
According to analysis by UKAT, the worst offending area across Yorkshire and the Humber for drug misuse hospital admissions was Leeds, with 320 young people being admitted in the last three years.
As for alcohol, the worst area was again Leeds with 189 kids admitted, closely followed by Bradford with 175 under 18-year-olds admitted into hospital.