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Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2007

Table X Drug-related deaths in Scotland - different definitions, 1996 - 2007

Year

this paper (based on UK Drug Strategy "baseline" definition)

ONS "wide" definition

EMCDDA "general mortality register" definition

1996

244

460

208

1997

224

447

188

1998

249

449

230

1999

291

492

272

2000

292

495

318

2001

332

551

376

2002

382

566

417

2003

317

493

331

2004

356

546

387

2005

336

480

352

2006

421

578

416

2007

455

630

450

 

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