Drug-related deaths in Scotland 2021, by drug reported

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 24, 2022
Over 1.1 thousand of the drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2021 were reported to have been a result, to some extent, of opiate or opioid use. While 918 drug-related deaths involved any benzodiazepine, with a further 635 involving methadone.

Number of drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2021, by drug reported*

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Release date

July 2022

Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

* More than one drug may be reported per death.
The sources defines the drugs as being implicated in or which potentially contributed to the death of the individual.

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