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uk drug deaths
Getting reliable statistics seems to be quite a challenge, as they rarely describe their criteria for
drug deaths. However, we hope that these figures will prove useful as a reference.
Drug deaths:
Methadone
Heroin
Temazepan
Amphetamin
Cocaine/Crack
Ecstasy
Cannabis (more details)
LSD |
1994
259
90
165
20
21
23
12
1 |
1996
357
187
95
29
15
12
4
0
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| Sources: Social Trends, pub. Office of National Statistics, based
on research from the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence.
These figures cover 1994-6, and are reproduced as released by the ONS.
1999 |
| UK drug death figures: deaths per annum |
Alcohol[1]
Tobacco[1]
The Herb[1,2]
LSD[1]
Peanuts[3]
Viagra[3]
Ecstasy[1]
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4,235
120,000
1
0
7
7
4
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[1] Hansard figures for 1995.
[2] Death caused by inhaling vomit [Lord's Hansard report on medicinal cannabis]
[3] BBC news
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