Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2002

28 August 2003

This paper describes the system by which the Registrar General for Scotland collects information on drug-related deaths in Scotland and presents selected statistical information covering the period 1996 to 2002.

Contents

• Tables
• Introduction
• Data sources
• Summary of results
• Annex A - Notes on the definition of 'drug-related' deaths
• Annex B - Confidential form to be completed in all deaths involving drugs, solvents or poisons (specimen) (84 Kb PDF file)

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