§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have died from causes related to drugs in Scotland in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. YoungerThe numbers of deaths for which the underlying cause was in one of the relevant ICD 253W categories* are shown in the table, distinguishing deaths related to drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and deaths related to other drugs.
Deaths Related to Drugs, Scotland 1979 1980 1981 1982 †1983 Controlled drugs 193 181 187 185 143 Other drugs 172 157 144 99 86 Total 365 338 331 284 229 *International Classification of Diseases codes 304, 305.2–9, E850–858, E950, E962, E980. †Provisional.