Frankston has among the highest rates of hospital admissions for alcohol, illicit drug and pharmaceutical abuse of any local government area in the state, new health figures show.

The area has the highest rate of alcohol-related hospital admissions in Victoria, the highest rate of pharmaceutical-related admissions of any metropolitan region and the third-highest rate of admissions for illicit substance abuse, according to Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association data.

1117 people were hospitalised due to alcohol in Frankston in 2012-13.

A total of 1117 people were hospitalised because of alcohol in Frankston in 2012-13, compared with 314 for illicit drugs and 309 for prescription drugs.

But when it comes to emergency department presentations in Frankston, more people are showing up at hospital for pharmaceutical-related emergencies than for alcohol and illicit substance.