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The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths were caused by drug dependency in each year since 1997. (285233)""ONS routinely publishes figures on deaths related to drug poisoning, and the latest report was published on 28 August 2008¹. However, it is not possible to determine from information collected at death registration whether a death was caused by drug dependency, since this information is not routinely recorded.""¹ Office for National Statistics (2008). Report: Deaths related to drug poisoning: England and Wales, 2003 to 2007. Health Statistics Quarterly 39, 82-88" |