Table 3.
Comparison of the involvement of drugs in DRD in England/Wales versus Scotland in 2018
| England/Wales |
Scotland |
Ratio1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | rate | N | % | rate | ||
| Total DRD2 | 4,359 | 100 | 11.2 | 1,187 | 100 | 33.6 | 3.0 |
| Any opioid | 2,208 | 50.7 | 5.7 | 1,021 | 86.0 | 28.9 | 5.1 |
| Heroin/morphine | 1,336 | 30.6 | 3.4 | 537 | 45.2 | 15.2 | 4.4 |
| Methadone | 419 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 560 | 47.2 | 15.9 | 14.7 |
| Cocaine | 637 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 273 | 23.0 | 7.7 | 4.7 |
| Any benzodiazepine | 420 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 792 | 66.7 | 22.4 | 20.8 |
| Z-drugs | 143 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Gabapentinoids | 280 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 367 | 30.9 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
Rates are given per 100,000 adults aged 18 years and older. DRD, drug-related death.
1
Scotland versus England/Wales, as calculated by the authors.
2
4,359 DRDs in England/Wales and 1,187 DRDs in Scotland equals 7.4 and 21.8 DRDs per 100,000 population, respectively.