Table 3: Drug-related deaths by selected drugs reported1, Scotland, 1996-2016
YearAll drug-related deathsHeroin / morphine2MethadoneHeroin / morphine, Methadone or Bupren-orphineCodeine or a codeine-containing compoundDihydro-codeine or a d.h.c-containing compoundAny opiate or opioidBenzodiazepinesCocaineEcstasy-typeAmphet-aminesAlcohol
Any benzo-diazepineof which:
Diazepam

Footnotes

  1. More than one drug may be reported per death. These are mentions of each drug, and should not be added to give total deaths. Up to 2007, some pathologists reported only those drugs which they thought caused, or contributed to, the death. From 2008, they report separately:
    • drugs which were implicated in, or which potentially contributed to the cause of death; and
    • 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 - That is basis (a) - which became 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.
  2. More information can be found in paragraph 3.3.1 of the commentary.

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annual averages:
1996-200026012874..........11667..91
2002-2006362220872791848320155130351511129
199624484100..........8439..87
19972247486..........9352..70
199824912164..........11343..86
199929116763..........142128..89
20002921965523217322631641464113123
20013322166925395130118215619205140
2002382248983091155339245214312013156
2003317175872391851285186153291410128
2004356225802752541324140113381710116
200533619472246124928811090441011114
20064212609732825423669478331311131
2007455289114370155040910979471111157
2008574324169445246750714911536511167
200954532217343233644981541163226165
20104852541743951158442122933303127
2011584206275430328552418512336824129
2012581221237399338449919616031918111
20135272212163833381461149106451727103
2014614309214449386953612184451422106
20157063452514933194606191121931517107
2016867473362650431147654261541232825112
annual averages:
2003-2007377229902921947334128103381311129
2008-2012554265206420277249416112134512140
2012-20166593142564753688573217125671722108