Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2007

Table 3 Drug-related deaths by selected drugs involved, Scotland, 1996 - 2007

Year	Heroin/ morphine ²	Methadone	Diazepam	Cocaine	Ecstasy	Temazepam	Alcohol
1996-2000 average	128	74	116	6	7	47	91
1996	84	100	84	3	9	48	87
1997	74	86	93	5	2	33	70
1998	121	64	113	4	3	58	86
1999	167	63	142	12	8	56	89
2000	196	55	146	4	11	39	123
2001	216	69	156	19	20	20	140
2002	248	98	214	31	20	16	156
2003	175	87	153	29	14	35	128
2004	225	80	113	38	17	5	116
2005	194	72	90	44	10	7	114
2006	260	97	78	33	13	10	131
2007	289	114	79	47	11	4	157
2003-2007 average	229	90	103	38	13	12	129

1. Individual deaths often involved more than one of these drugs. The numbers given are mentions of each drug, and should not be added to give total deaths.
2. See paragraph 3.3.1 of commentary.

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