This statistic shows the amount of mephedrone-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2012. Mephedrone is known as a 'legal high' and also referred to in slang as 'Meow Meow', 'drone' and 'MCAT'. Since 2009, mephedrone has been implicated in a total of 66 deaths in the UK. The peak came in 2010, at 32 deaths.
Number of mephedrone-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012
* Data also includes figures from Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.
National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) drug-related deaths are those deaths reported voluntarily to the NPSAD by coroners. An NPSAD case is defined as a death where any of the following criteria are met at a completed inquest, fatal accident inquiry or similar investigation:
- One or more psychoactive substance directly implicated in death;
- History of dependence or abuse of psychoactive drugs;
- Presence of Controlled Drugs at post mortem; or
- Cases with deaths directly due to drugs but with no inquest.
The deaths detailed here are those which involved mephedrone as an implicated substance. There may also have been other implicated substances in any of these cases.
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St George's, University of London. (February 11, 2014). Number of mephedrone-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288507/mephedrone-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. "Number of mephedrone-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012." Chart. February 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288507/mephedrone-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. (2014). Number of mephedrone-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288507/mephedrone-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. "Number of Mephedrone-related Deaths Reported to Npsad in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288507/mephedrone-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London, Number of mephedrone-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288507/mephedrone-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited May 24, 2022)
