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Drug Deaths in 2010
The document summarizes drug death statistics from England, Wales, and Scotland in 2010. It finds that there were 2,747 drug poisoning deaths in England in 2010, including 1,784 from drug misuse. Scotland saw 485 drug-related deaths, the third highest on record, while 60 young people under 20 died of drug poisoning in England and Wales, with 35 from misuse. The data comes from several sources tracking drug deaths in each region.
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Drug Deaths in 2010
- 1. Drug Deaths in2010 Data from England, Wales and Scotland
- 2. Drug Deaths inEurope in 2009
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- 4. Drug Deaths inEngland and Wales There were 2,747 drug poisoning deaths in England in 2010, of which 1,784 were as a result of drug misuse. 60 young people under the age of 20 years died as a result of drug poisoning, 35 of which were attributed to drug misuse.
- 5. Number of deathsfrom drug-related poisoning and drug misuse in England and Wales
- 6. Number of deathsfrom drug-related poisoning by age in England and Wales
- 7. Proportions of drugpoisonings in 2000 and 2010 amongst under 20 year olds in England and Wales by sex 2000 2010
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- 9. Drug Deaths inScotland There were 485 drug-related deaths registered in Scotland in 2010 This was the third-highest number ever recorded, 30 (7 per cent) more than in 2007 and 193 (66 per cent) more than in 2000. The number of drug-related deaths has risen in six of the past ten years. Most drug-related deaths were of people who took more than one drug. 65 people aged under 25 died.
- 10. Drug-related deaths per1,000 population, Scotland, 2000 to 2010
- 11. Drug-related deaths amongstunder 25 year olds in Scotland by selected drugs reported More than one drug may be reported per death. These are mentions of each drug, and should not be added to give total deaths. They include all drugs found present in the body including those which the pathologist did not consider to have had any direct contribution to the death.
- 12. The data in this presentation comes from Drug-related deaths and mortality http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/stats11/drdtab2a Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales, 2010 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational- health3/deaths-related-to-drug-poisoning/2010/stb- deaths-related-to-drug-poisoning-2010.html Drug Related Deaths in Scotland in 2010 http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital- events/deaths/drug-related/2010/index.html