Part of Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] – in the House of Lords at 5:05 pm on 9 June 2015.
One possible explanation for the drop in people going to hospitals when a ban is introduced is that they are nervous of turning up there having taken an illegal substance. It is possible that the increase in deaths may have something to do with people not going to get the help that perhaps they needed—but we need some more research into these matters.