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11. Most deaths (92 per cent) were to persons aged under 45, with a quarter (25 per cent) aged under 25. Of the 24 cases aged 45 and over, only 6 were known, or suspected, to be drug-dependent. Men accounted for more than four out of five (82 per cent) of the 292 drug-related deaths in 2000.

 

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Drug-related deaths, by age and by sex, Scotland, 2000 (Excel    Lotus 1-2-3    PDF    CSV)