Teenagers in England who need it are receiving help for problems involving drug and alcohol use, but few have problems severe enough to require treatment for addiction, new national statistics reported today by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA), show.

Regional statistics released on 14 January 2010 continue to suggest that drug and alcohol use among the general population of young people in England is declining and the increasing availability of specialist substance misuse services alongside children and family services means the minority of under-18s who do need help are getting it quickly.

Read regional releases and full report.