This statistic shows the amount of drug-related deaths, as reported to the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012. There was, over this time period, a net decrease in such deaths. There were 626 less drug-related deaths reported to the NPSAD in 2012 than in 2008.
Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012*
* Data also includes figures from Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man
National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) drug-related deaths are those deaths reported voluntarily to the NPSAD by coroners.
An NPSAD case is defined as a death where any of the following criteria are met at a completed inquest, fatal accident inquiry or similar investigation:
- One or more psychoactive substance directly implicated in death;
- History of dependence or abuse of psychoactive drugs;
- Presence of Controlled Drugs at post mortem; or
- Cases with deaths directly due to drugs but with no inquest.
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St George's, University of London. (February 11, 2014). Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288473/drug-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. "Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012*." Chart. February 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288473/drug-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. (2014). Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288473/drug-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. "Number of Drug-related Deaths Reported to Npsad in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288473/drug-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London, Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288473/drug-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012* [Graph], St George's, University of London, February 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288473/drug-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
