Data on the number of drug related deaths (heroin and methadone) in England & Wales in 2019, by gender shows that there were over 650 heroin related deaths. Although methadone is mainly used to help heroin addicts reduce their dependency on the drug, there were 177 deaths caused by methadone poisoning in total.
Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 1, 2020). Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Heroin and Methadone Related Deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
