Written Question · S3W-03086 · Session 3
How many drugs-related deaths there have been in each year since 1970, broken down by class and type of substance.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drugs-related deaths there have been in each year since 1970, broken down by class and type of substance.
The answer
This information canbe found in Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2006 published by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) in August 2007,copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib.number 43466).
A consistent seriesof figures on drug-related deaths is only available from 1996.
The paper may alsobe found on the GROS website at:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-2006/index.html.
A consistent seriesof figures on drug-related deaths is only available from 1996.
The paper may alsobe found on the GROS website at:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-2006/index.html.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-03086 by reference.