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[[File:Drug misuse mortality rate in Scotland mapped.svg|thumb|Drug misuse mortality rate in Scotland in 2017-2021 mapped]] |
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Revision as of 11:13, 22 October 2022
The Drug crisis in Scotland (also known as the Drug deaths crisis or drug epidemic) is a ongoing crisis regarding mortality rates over drug misuse in the country.
From 2015 onwards the mortality rate of drug misuse deaths in Scotland has increased rapidly, prompting calls of a 'national emergency' within the country over the crisis.[1][2][3][4]
Mortality rates
Council areas
City council areas have a higher mortality rate then predominately rural areas. This is especially poignant in Dundee and Glasgow which have the worst drug-miuse mortality rate in the country (two times higher then the national average).
Types of drugs
Traditionally, Opioids have been the main drug and consist of the majority of drug-related deaths in Scotland when a drug can be implicated. However since 2015, Benzodiazepines, more prominently street Benzodiazepines, cocaine and gabapentin have risen dramatically in implicated drugs.
Gender divide
Men have double the mortality rate to drug misuse then women.
Age divide
35 year olds to 54 year olds (consisting of two defined age groups) have the highest mortality rate compared to older and younger generations.
Socio-economic element
People who live in the most deprived areas have a 15 times higher mortality rate then those living in the least deprived areas of Scotland.
References
- ^ "Drugs deaths in Scotland soar to record level". the Guardian. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ Smith, Peter (2020-12-15). "Scotland's drug crisis is about to get even worse". ITV News. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ Turner, Niklaus Nuspliger, Glasgow; Natalie Wenger; Mary. "Glasgow is center of Scotland's drug epidemic". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Scotland's drug death crisis in six charts". BBC News. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2022-10-13.