Publication - Statistics

Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: July to September 2021

Published: 14 December 2021
From: Director-General Health and Social Care
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781802017267

This report focusses on Police Scotland management information as a key indicator of recent drug death trends in Scotland.

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2. Summary

Suspected drug deaths fell over the two most recent calendar quarters, with 4% (40) fewer suspected deaths recorded between January and September 2021 than over the same period of 2020. However, despite these recent decreases, suspected drug deaths remain at a high level and there continues to be an upward trend over the period for which data is available.

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Email: HSCAnalysisHub@gov.scot

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