Table 6 Drug-related deaths by sex, age and selected drugs reported1, Scotland, 2009
| Heroin / |
Meth- |
Benzodiazepines |
Cocaine |
Ecstasy |
Amphet- |
Alcohol |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any |
of which: |
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| Diaz- |
Temaz- |
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| (a) drugs which were implicated in, or which potentially contributed to, the cause of death |
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| All deaths |
322 |
173 |
154 |
116 |
9 |
32 |
2 |
6 |
165 |
| Males |
264 |
127 |
118 |
89 |
3 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
137 |
| Females |
58 |
46 |
36 |
27 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
| Under 25 |
42 |
25 |
26 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
| 25-34 |
120 |
54 |
56 |
46 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
| 35-44 |
112 |
67 |
53 |
38 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
52 |
| 45-54 |
40 |
21 |
13 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
| 55 and over |
8 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Males |
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| Under 25 |
31 |
20 |
18 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| 25-34 |
96 |
44 |
48 |
38 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
| 35-44 |
98 |
42 |
41 |
31 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
44 |
| 45-54 |
32 |
17 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
| 55 and over |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Females |
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| Under 25 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 25-34 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
| 35-44 |
14 |
25 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 45-54 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 55 and over |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| (b) all drugs which were found to be present in the body |
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| All deaths |
338 |
188 |
386 |
329 |
20 |
57 |
2 |
16 |
277 |
| Males |
276 |
136 |
298 |
254 |
10 |
49 |
2 |
9 |
225 |
| Females |
62 |
52 |
88 |
75 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
52 |
| Under 25 |
44 |
28 |
54 |
46 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
| 25-34 |
122 |
59 |
131 |
117 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
5 |
99 |
| 35-44 |
120 |
73 |
140 |
118 |
9 |
21 |
0 |
8 |
97 |
| 45-54 |
43 |
22 |
48 |
38 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
41 |
| 55 and over |
9 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Males |
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| Under 25 |
33 |
23 |
40 |
35 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
| 25-34 |
97 |
45 |
105 |
92 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
78 |
| 35-44 |
104 |
46 |
107 |
90 |
5 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
79 |
| 45-54 |
34 |
18 |
36 |
29 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
| 55 and over |
8 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Females |
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| Under 25 |
11 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| 25-34 |
25 |
14 |
26 |
25 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
21 |
| 35-44 |
16 |
27 |
33 |
28 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
| 45-54 |
9 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 55 and over |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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.
Part (a) counts only drugs which, the pathologist believed, were
implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the cause of
death
Part (b) counts all the drugs which the pathologist found to be
present in the body, including those which the pathologist did not
consider to have had any direct contribution to the
death
2. See paragraph 3.3.1 of commentary.