Table 3.

Drugs types involved in deaths involving multiple drugs

Drug combinations identified	Proportion of deaths (n = 126)* (%)
2 drug types
Opioid(s) + one other drug type	51 (40.0)
Opioid(s) + benzodiazepines	19 (15.1)
Opioid(s) + alcohol	11 (8.7)
Opioid (s) + methamphetamine	6 (3.4)
Opioid(s) + cocaine	5 (4.0)
Opioid(s) + cannabis	4 (3.2)
Opioid(s) + antidepressants	3 (2.4)
Opioid(s) + antipsychotics	3 (2.4)
Two other drug types (excluding opioid(s))	1 (0.8)
3 or more drug types
Opioid(s) + two or more other drug types	70 (56.6)
Opioid(s) + benzodiazepine + other drug type(s)	60 (47.6)
Three or more drug types (excluding opiod(s))	4 (3.2)
All multiple drug cases
Opioid(s) + any other drug type(s)	121 (96.0)
Any two or more drug types (excluding opioid(s))	5 (4.0)

*data missing for 17 accidental drug-related deaths