Table NPS1: Drug-related deaths on the basis of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 'wide' definition which involved New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs)1, 2016

(i) Deaths for which one or more NPSs was implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the death
Type(s) of NPS that were present
Benzodiaz-'epine-type NPS present; no other types of NPSOther types of NPS present; no Benzodiaz-epine-type NPSBoth benzo-diazepine-type NPS and other types of NPSAll type(s) of NPS
Included in this report's statistics2
NPS the only substance(s)* implicated in the death1102
Other substance(s)** implicated in the death27261279
All27371281
NOT included in this report's statistics
NPS the only substance(s)* implicated in the death1102
Other substance(s)** implicated in the death3003
All4105
All deaths for which one or more NPSs was implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the death
NPS the only substance(s)* implicated in the death2204
Other substance(s)** implicated in the death27561282
All27781286
Age at DeathAllSex
under 2525 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 & overMaleFemale
Included in this report's statistics2
Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS1278115581027318192
Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS21220752
Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present01000110
All1480117601028118794
NOT included in this report's statistics
Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS03100431
Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS01000110
Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present00000000
All04100541
All deaths for which one or more NPSs was implicated in, or potentially contributed to, the death
Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS1281116581027718493
Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS22220862
Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present01000110
All1484118601028619195
(ii) Deaths for which NPSs were present but were NOT considered to have contributed to the death
Age at DeathAllSex
under 2525 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 & overMaleFemale

Footnotes

  1. The substances which are counted (for the purpose of these figures) as New Psychoactive Substances are described in Annex E.
  2. This is within the Drug Strategy 'baseline' definition, as implemented by National Records of Scotland
    • apart, perhaps, from alcohol. For example, a death for which mephedrone and alcohol were the only substances that were implicated in the death would be counted under 'NPS the only substance(s) implicated in the death'.
    • apart, perhaps, from alcohol.

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Included in this report's statistics2
Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS11818157594514
Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS00000000
Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present00000000
All11818157594514
NOT included in this report's statistics
Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS00010110
Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS00000000
Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present00000000
All00010110
All deaths for which NPSs were present but were not considered to have contributed to the death
Benzodiazepine-type NPS present; no other types of NPS11818167604614
Other types of NPS present; no Benzodiazepine-type NPS00000000
Both Benzodiazepine-type NPS and other types of NPS present00000000
All11818167604614