Drug-related deaths in the UK Hamid Ghodse John Corkery Kapil Ahmed Vinesha Naidoo Adenekan Oyefeso Fabrizio Schifano Annual Report 2010 National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (np-SAD) International Centre for Drug Policy (ICDP) St George’s, University of London, UK np-SAD Published by International Centre for Drug Policy, St George’s, University of London Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE Telephone +44 (0)20 8725 2623 & Fax +44 (0)20 8266 6494 E-mail:
[email protected] © 2010 International Centre for Drug Policy All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, without the written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978 1 897778 73 9 The views expressed in this report are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the Department of Health (nor do they reflect Government policy). International Centre for Drug Policy ii np-SAD national programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (np-SAD) Drug-related deaths reported by Coroners in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man; Police forces in Scotland; & the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Annual Report January-December 2009 Hamid Ghodse John Corkery Kapil Ahmed Vinesha Naidoo Adenekan Oyefeso Fabrizio Schifano iii International Centre for Drug Policy np-SAD Contents Preface vi Acknowledgements vii Annual Report for January-December 2009 Executive summary 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 1 Drug-related deaths in England 4 Demography Substances implicated in death Drug abuse/dependence