Table Y: Drug-related deaths, on the basis of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 'wide' definition, by selected drugs reported, 2004 to 2014

Drugs1,2	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Footnotes: More than one drug may be reported per death. These are mentions of each drug, so do not add up to the overall total. Up to 2007, some pathologists reported only those drugs which they thought caused, or contributed to, the death. With effect from 2008, pathologists report separately: (a) drugs which were implicated in, or which potentially contributed to, the cause of death; and (b) other drugs which were present but which were not considered to have had any direct contribution to the death. The figures for 2008 onwards are on the first basis - i.e. basis (a) - which has been the standard basis for figures for individual drugs with effect from 'Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2009'. There may be other differences between years and/or areas in the way in which the information was produced - more information can be found in Section 2 of the commentary. The figures for some of the 'controlled' drugs may differ slightly from those given in earlier tables for two reasons. First, they were produced from what was the then General Register Office for Scotland's new database, rather than the old database (more information can be found in paragraph A4). Second, a small proportion of the deaths which involved controlled drugs were excluded from the figures which appear in the earlier tables, for reasons such as those given in paragraph A3. For example: amitriptyline, citalopram, dothiepin, fluoexetine, prothaiaden. For example: chlorpromazine, clozapine, olanzapine. Including diazepam and temazepam (which appear separately below). For example: co-codamol. For example: co-dydramol. More information can be found in paragraph 3.3.1 of the commentary. That is, one or more of heroin/diamorphine, morphine, methadone and buprenorphine. Any opiate or opioid, including (e.g.) co-codamol, codeine, dihydrocodeine, heroin, methadone, morphine, oxycodone and tramadol. For example: co-codamol or co-proxamol, or mention of dextropropoxyphene or propoxyphene (even if there is no mention of paracetamol or a compound analgesic).
All drug-related deaths (on the 'wide' definition)	546	480	577	630	737	716	692	749	734	685	743
Amitriptyline	29	30	29	24	41	32	41	37	44	60	41
Amphetamines	10	11	11	12	12	7	3	24	18	27	22
Anti-depressants3	86	67	93	84	101	97	123	116	121	120	103
Anti-psychotics4	11	5	21	26	25	19	21	32	35	29	23
Benzodiazepines5	140	110	94	109	150	158	124	187	198	149	125
Cannabis	5	6	3	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Cocaine	38	44	33	47	41	33	34	36	31	45	45
Codeine or a compound thereof6	30	18	38	30	40	46	20	48	41	46	45
Dihydrocodeine or a compound thereof7	43	50	45	55	74	65	65	87	86	81	72
Diazepam	113	90	78	79	116	120	94	124	161	107	87
Ecstasy-type	17	10	12	12	5	2	0	9	9	17	14
Gabapentin	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	10	24	51	67
Heroin/diamorphine or Morphine8	226	194	260	291	327	326	256	207	222	221	312
Heroin/morphine, Methadone or Buprenorphine9	276	246	328	372	449	440	400	431	403	383	454
Methadone	80	71	96	115	171	177	177	275	241	216	216
Mirtazepine	5	3	5	8	12	14	9	18	24	26	20
Opiate or opioid10	385	337	403	451	550	540	480	558	531	499	553
Paracetamol or a compound11	107	62	53	56	55	43	48	45	37	38	43
Phenazepam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	20	34	6
Pregablin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	12	26
Temazepam	5	7	9	4	7	9	3	8	6	4	4
Tramadol	11	16	17	26	32	40	40	34	48	64	38
Alcohol	145	134	151	181	196	187	151	148	136	129	116