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25/08/2015
Highest Ever Number Of Drug-Related Deaths Recorded In Scotland
The highest ever number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has been recorded in 2014, according to a new report.
The National Records of Scotland report revealed 613 drug-related deaths were registered in in 2014, 86 (16%) more than in 2013.
Males accounted for 74% of the deaths in 2014.
The previous highest total was in 2011, when there were 584 recorded deaths.
The NHS Board area with the highest death rate was Greater Glasgow & Clyde, with the next being Ayrshire & Arran and Tayside.
The report found heroin and/or morphine as either the cause or partial cause of more than half of the deaths. Methadone was involved in 214 cases.
Cocaine, ecstasy-type drugs and amphetamines were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, 45, 14 and 22 deaths, while alcohol was involved in 106 fatalities.
(LM)
The National Records of Scotland report revealed 613 drug-related deaths were registered in in 2014, 86 (16%) more than in 2013.
Males accounted for 74% of the deaths in 2014.
The previous highest total was in 2011, when there were 584 recorded deaths.
The NHS Board area with the highest death rate was Greater Glasgow & Clyde, with the next being Ayrshire & Arran and Tayside.
The report found heroin and/or morphine as either the cause or partial cause of more than half of the deaths. Methadone was involved in 214 cases.
Cocaine, ecstasy-type drugs and amphetamines were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, 45, 14 and 22 deaths, while alcohol was involved in 106 fatalities.
(LM)
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