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Data taken from the Office of National Statistics for the period 2011–2018 (the most recent statistics). Data shown are deaths linked to selected substances for England and Wales. Out of a total of around half a million annual deaths, about 1000–2000 are associated with opiates at the time of death, while the corresponding numbers for Cannabis are ~20.
