Table NPS3: Drug-related deaths on the basis of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 'wide' definition which involved New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs)¹ and were registered in 2014

(i) Deaths for which one or more NPSs were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the death

(a) Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS

Included in this report's statistics²

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	PHENAZEPAM, METHADONE	CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE
2	HEROIN, BUPRENORPHINE, DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, ZUCLOPENTHIXOL, ALCOHOL	.
3	MORPHINE, ETIZOLAM, ALCOHOL	.
4	MORPHINE, HEROIN, METHADONE, ETIZOLAM	CODEINE, GABAPENTIN, QUETIAPINE
5	DICLAZEPAM, METHADONE, PROMETHAZINE, PREGABALIN, GABAPENTIN	.
6	METHADONE, DOTHIEPIN, PREGABALIN, GABAPENTIN, ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, DICLAZEPAM	.
7	METHADONE, AMITRIPTYLINE, HEROIN, GABAPENTIN, ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM	.
8	ETIZOLAM, METHADONE, MORPHINE, DIAZEPAM	CANNABIS
9	OXYCODONE, AMPHETAMINE, ETIZOLAM, MORPHINE	TRAMADOL
10	METHADONE, GABAPENTIN, DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, DICLAZEPAM	ALCOHOL
11	BENZODIAZEPINE, PHENAZEPAM, DIAZEPAM, ALCOHOL	.
12	METHADONE, MORPHINE, GABAPENTIN, DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM	CANNABIS, ALCOHOL
13	HEROIN, ETIZOLAM	DIAZEPAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, ALCOHOL
14	MORPHINE, ETIZOLAM, PHENAZEPAM, ALCOHOL	.
15	BUPRENORPHINE, ETIZOLAM, COCAINE	.
16	HEROIN, DICLAZEPAM, METHADONE	OLANZAPINE, MIRTAZAPINE
17	METHADONE, DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM	COCAINE, CANNABIS
18	BUPRENORPHINE, ETIZOLAM	.
19	METHADONE, ETIZOLAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE	DIAZEPAM, MIRTAZAPINE
20	MORPHINE, HEROIN, DIAZEPAM, DICLAZEPAM, BUPRENORPHINE	.
21	METHADONE, ETIZOLAM, SERTRALINE	MIRTAZAPINE
22	METHADONE, ETIZOLAM	GABAPENTIN, CODEINE
23	DIHYDROCODEINE, GABAPENTIN, PHENAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM	CHLORPHENIRAMINE, DIAZEPAM, OLANZAPINE, MIRTAZAPINE, CANNABIS
24	METHADONE, GABAPENTIN, ETIZOLAM	QUETIAPINE, SERTRALINE, DIAZEPAM
25	DIHYDROCODEINE, GABAPENTIN, HEROIN, METHADONE, ETIZOLAM	TRAMADOL
26	HEROIN, ETIZOLAM, ALCOHOL	DIAZEPAM, PARACETAMOL, FLUOXETINE, CHLORPHENIRAMINE
27	ETIZOLAM, ALCOHOL	DIAZEPAM, TRAMADOL, CHLORPHENIRAMINE
28	DIHYDROCODEINE, PREGABALIN, ETIZOLAM	MIRTAZAPINE
29	HEROIN, METHADONE, ETIZOLAM, DIHYDROCODEINE	DIAZEPAM, MIRTAZAPINE
30	METHADONE, GABAPENTIN, ETIZOLAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, MORPHINE	DIAZEPAM, COCAINE
31	BUPRENORPHINE, GABAPENTIN, ETIZOLAM	AMITRIPTYLINE, DIAZEPAM, MIRTAZAPINE, CANNABIS
32	MORPHINE, METHADONE, GABAPENTIN, ETIZOLAM	.
33	METHADONE, MORPHINE, ETIZOLAM, COCAINE	LIGNOCAINE, CANNABIS, ALCOHOL
34	HEROIN, BENZODIAZEPINE, BROMAZEPAM, PHENAZEPAM, DIAZEPAM, TEMAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM	ALCOHOL
35	HEROIN, CODEINE, ETIZOLAM	VALPROIC ACID, PARACETAMOL
36	AMPHETAMINE, DIAZEPAM, PHENAZEPAM, ALCOHOL	CANNABIS
37	HEROIN, ETIZOLAM	CHLORPROMAZINE, MIRTAZAPINE, BENZOYLECOGNINE, ALCOHOL
38	HEROIN, METHADONE, DIHYDROCODEINE, DIAZEPAM, DICLAZEPAM	MIRTAZAPINE, CODEINE, PARACETAMOL, CANNABIS
39	METHADONE, MORPHINE, ETIZOLAM	DIAZEPAM, ALCOHOL

Not included in this report's statistics

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	METHADONE, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, ETIZOLAM, GABAPENTIN, DIAZEPAM	.

(b) Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS

Included in this report's statistics²

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	MORPHINE, DIAMORPHINE, HEROIN, MIRTAZAPINE, DIAZEPAM, 5F PB 22	.
2	METHADONE, AMFETAMINE, METHIOPROPAMINE, DIAZEPAM, ZOPICLONE	CITALOPRAM, PARACETAMOL
3	OPIATE, MORPHINE, CODEINE, METHIOPROPAMINE	.
4	ECSTASY, MDMA, METHYLONE	.
5	METHADONE, DIAZEPAM, ETHYLPHENIDATE, 4-MEC	FLUOXETINE, OLANZAPINE
6	HEROIN, GABAPENTIN, DIAZEPAM, METHADONE, MEPHEDRONE	PROPRANOLOL
7	PMA, AMPHETAMINE	DIAZEPAM, CANNABIS
8	BUPRENORPHINE, MEPHEDRONE	COCAINE, CITALOPRAM, ZOPICLONE, DIAZEPAM
9	MORPHINE, METHADONE, GABAPENTIN, DIAZEPAM, MIRTAZAPINE, MPA	.
10	METHADONE, ETHYLPHENIDATE	ALCOHOL
11	MEPHEDRONE, MDMA, MORPHINE, DIAZEPAM	CYCLIZINE, MIRTAZAPINE
12	AMPHETAMINE, BZP, METHADONE	ALCOHOL
13	METHADONE, MORPHINE, DIAZEPAM, PREGABALIN, PROCYCLIDINE, PROPRANOLOL, ETHYLPHENIDATE, MPA	CANNABIS
14	ETHYLPHENIDATE	MORPHINE, CODEINE, PARACETAMOL

Not included in this report's statistics

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	4-4'DMAR	.
2	HEROIN, ETHYLPHENIDATE	MORPHINE, CODEINE, FLUOXETINE, PARACETAMOL, MIRTAZAPINE, DIAZEPAM
3	ACETYL FENTANYL	.

(c) Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present

Included in this report's statistics²

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	ETHYLPHENIDATE, MXP, MORPHINE, PYRAZOLAM, ETIZOLAM	FLUOXETINE, PREGABALIN, ZUCLOPENTHIXOL, ALCOHOL
2	METHADONE, ETIZOLAM	DIAZEPAM, MPA, LIGNOCAINE, ALCOHOL

Not included in this report's statistics

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	MXP, ETIZOLAM	ALCOHOL
2	AMT, ETHYLPHENIDATE	DIPHENHYDRAMINE, ETIZOLAM
3	ETIZOLAM, DIPHENIDINE, MXP, METHIOPROPAMINE, ALCOHOL	.

(ii) Deaths for which NPSs were present but were NOT considered to have contributed to the death

(a) Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS

Included in this report's statistics²

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	METHADONE	ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, CITALOPRAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE
2	OPIATE, MORPHINE, HEROIN, CODEINE, DIAZEPAM	AMLODIPINE, CITALOPRAM, ETIZOLAM, QUETIAPINE, MIRTAZAPINE, ALCOHOL
3	OPIATE, METHADONE	OXYCODONE, ETIZOLAM
4	OPIATE, MORPHINE, HEROIN, METHADONE	PREGABALIN, MIRTAZAPINE, ETIZOLAM
5	HEROIN, BUPRENORPHINE, ALCOHOL	PHENAZEPAM
6	DIHYDROCODEINE, MORPHINE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, TRAMADOL
7	PROPRANOLOL, CODEINE, PAROXETINE	PARACETAMOL, PROMAZINE, FLUOXETINE, ETIZOLAM, ALCOHOL
8	METHADONE	CODEINE, PARACETAMOL, FLUOXETINE, ETIZOLAM, DIHYDROCODEINE, MIRTAZAPINE, CANNABIS
9	COCAINE, MDMA, ALCOHOL	ETIZOLAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE
10	BUPRENORPHINE, ALCOHOL	ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM
11	TRAMADOL, VENLAFAXINE	OLANZAPINE, DIAZEPAM, DICLAZEPAM, DELORAZEPAM, FLUBROMAZEPAM
12	HEROIN, PREGABALIN, TRAMADOL, COCAINE	DULOXETINE, DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, QUETIAPINE
13	AMITRIPTYLINE, MIRTAZAPINE	ETIZOLAM, MORPHINE, DIAZEPAM, BUPRENORPHINE
14	HEROIN, SERTRALINE	DIAZEPAM, PHENAZEPAM, PARACETAMOL, ALCOHOL
15	.	DIAZEPAM, HEROIN, ETIZOLAM, ALCOHOL
16	DIHYDROCODEINE, METHADONE, MORPHINE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, PARACETAMOL
17	DIHYDROCODEINE, METHADONE	ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE
18	HEROIN	MIRTAZAPINE, DIAZEPAM, ATENOLOL, ETIZOLAM, DIHYDROCODEINE, ALCOHOL
19	METHADONE, CHLORPROMAZINE, SERTRALINE	CHLORPHENIRAMINE, PROCYCLIDINE, ETIZOLAM, ALCOHOL
20	METHADONE	CHLORPHENIRAMINE, CITALOPRAM, MIRTAZAPINE, ETIZOLAM
21	HEROIN, ALCOHOL	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, MIRTAZAPINE
22	.	HEROIN, ETIZOLAM
23	HEROIN, METHADONE, GABAPENTIN	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, NAPROXEN, FLUOXETINE
24	METHADONE	CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE, DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, GABAPENTIN, VENLAFAXINE, MIRTAZAPINE, FLUOXETINE
25	METHADONE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, DIHYDROCODEINE, CANNABIS
26	.	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, FLUOXETINE
27	.	DIAZEPAM, DIHYDROCODEINE, MORPHINE, ETIZOLAM, PROPRANOLOL, METHADONE
28	.	METHADONE, ETIZOLAM
29	HEROIN, METHADONE, GABAPENTIN	ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, TRAMADOL, COCAINE, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, MIRTAZAPINE
30	.	METHADONE, ETIZOLAM, TRAZODONE
31	HEROIN, COCAINE	ETIZOLAM, FLUOXETINE, OLANZAPINE, CANNABIS
32	HEROIN, METHADONE, PREGABALIN	MIRTAZAPINE, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, PHENAZEPAM
33	HEROIN, GABAPENTIN	ETIZOLAM, DOTHIEPIN, DIHYDROCODEINE, DIAZEPAM, MIRTAZAPINE, CANNABIS
34	METHADONE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, MIRTAZAPINE
35	HEROIN, ALCOHOL	DIAZEPAM, DICLAZEPAM, GABAPENTIN, AMPHETAMINE, ALCOHOL
36	HEROIN, METHADONE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, MIRTAZAPINE, FLUOXETINE
37	HEROIN	ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM
38	HEROIN	PARACETAMOL, MIRTAZAPINE, ETIZOLAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, ALCOHOL
39	HEROIN, METHADONE, PREGABALIN, DIHYDROCODEINE	ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, ZOPICLONE, MIRTAZAPINE
40	HEROIN, METHADONE, PREGABALIN	DIAZEPAM, MIRTAZAPINE, ETIZOLAM, QUETIAPINE
41	METHADONE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, CANNABIS
42	HEROIN, MORPHINE, 6MAM, ALCOHOL	DIAZEPAM, PHENAZEPAM
43	METHADONE	DIAZEPAM, ETIZOLAM, TRAZODONE, CANNABIS
44	COCAINE, AMPHETAMINE, MDMA, HEROIN	QUETIAPINE, VENLAFAXINE, ETIZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, CHLORPHENIRAMINE

Not included in this report's statistics

no such deaths

(b) Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS

Included in this report's statistics²

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	HEROIN, CODEINE, PARACETAMOL	ETHYLPHENIDATE, MIRTAZAPINE, DIAZEPAM
2	HEROIN, COCAINE	DIAZEPAM, MPA
3	METHADONE, HEROIN	ETHYLPHENIDATE, DIAZEPAM, ALCOHOL
4	METHADONE	ETHYLPHENIDATE, DIAZEPAM
5	.	MPA, CITALOPRAM, ALCOHOL
6	.	DIAZEPAM, ETHYLPHENIDATE, MPA, ALCOHOL
7	.	METHADONE, ETHYLPHENIDATE

Not included in this report's statistics

no.	Substances which were implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of death	Substances which were present, but which were not considered to have contributed to the death
1	.	TRAMADOL HEROIN, PARACETAMOL, ETHYLPHENIDATE

(c) Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present

Included in this report's statistics²

no such deaths

Not included in this report's statistics

no such deaths

Footnotes:

The substances which are counted (for the purpose of these figures) as New Psychoactive Substances are described in Annex E.
For example, within the Drug Strategy 'baseline' definition, as implemented by National Records of Scotland.