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Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2010

Table 3 Drug-related deaths by selected drugs reported1, Scotland, 1996 - 2010

Year Heroin /
morphine 2		 Methadone Benzodiazepines Cocaine Ecstasy Amphetamines Alcohol
Any
benzodiazepine		 of which:
Diazepam		 Temazepam
1996-2000 average 128 74 .. 116 47 6 7 .. 91
1996 84 100 .. 84 48 3 9 .. 87
1997 74 86 .. 93 33 5 2 .. 70
1998 121 64 .. 113 58 4 3 .. 86
1999 167 63 .. 142 56 12 8 .. 89
2000 196 55 164 146 39 4 11 3 123
2001 216 69 182 156 20 19 20 5 140
2002 248 98 245 214 16 31 20 13 156
2003 175 87 186 153 35 29 14 10 128
2004 225 80 140 113 5 38 17 10 116
2005 194 72 110 90 7 44 10 11 114
2006 260 97 94 78 10 33 13 11 131
2007 289 114 109 79 4 47 11 11 157
2008 324 169 149 115 7 36 5 11 167
2009 322 173 154 116 9 32 2 6 165
2010 254 174 122 93 3 33 0 3 127
annual averages:
2003-2007 229 90 128 103 12 38 13 11 129
2006-2010 290 145 126 96 7 36 6 8 149

1. More than one drug may be reported per death. These are mentions of each drug, and should not be added to give total deaths. Up to 2007, some pathologists reported only those drugs which they thought caused, or contributed to, the death; from 2008, they report separately (a) drugs which were implicated in, or which potentially contributed to the cause of death and (b) other drugs which were present but which were not considered to have had any direct contribution to the death The figures for 2008 onwards are on the first basis - i.e. basis (a) - which is now the standard basis for figures for individual drugs. The figures for 2008 have been revised from those published in the '� in 2008' edition. There may be other differences between years and/or areas in the way in which the information was produced - go to Section 2.
2. Please go to paragraph 3.3.1 of commentary.

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