UK. Britain’s Shame: Drug Deaths Increase Again
UK. Britain’s Shame: Drug Deaths Increase Again
This week saw the Office for National Statistics publish new figures on drug-related deaths in England and Wales for 2021, showing that 4,859 people died from drug poisoning last year compared to 4,561 people in 2020. Drug-related deaths have risen by 85% since 2012 and this marks the ninth consecutive year that drug related deaths have gone up.
Just a week ago the same figures for Scotland were released, showing that 1,330 people lost their lives to drugs in 2021.
These figures would put Great Britain, one of Europe’s largest economies, right at the top of a ‘list of shame’ when it comes to drug-related deaths. (politics.co.uk, UK, 07.08.2022)
https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2022/08/07/britains-shame-drug-deaths-increase-again/