Written Question · S3W-29479 · Session 3
How many deaths have been attributed to (a) drugs and (b) heroin misuse in each year since 1950.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths have been attributed to (a) drugs and (b) heroin misuse in each year since 1950.
The answer
Information on drug-related deaths can be found in Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2008 published by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) in August 2009: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-in-2008.pdf.
The GROS website also provides information on drug-related deaths publications from 1997: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/index.html.
The GROS website also provides information on drug-related deaths publications from 1997: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/index.html.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-29479 by reference.