Drugs deaths up by 67% in Wales in three years

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Wed, 25/08/2010 - 11:21am

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Drugs-related deaths in Wales have risen by 67% in three years, new figures have revealed.

Statistics from the International Centre for Drugs Policy show that 102 drugs-related deaths were recorded in Wales in 2009, compared to 69 in 2006.

Researchers say the UK has a "major problem" with such deaths, with rises also in England and Northern Ireland.

The Welsh Assembly Government said it was too early to say whether the rise reflected an emerging trend.

Heroin and morphine were involved in more than half of the deaths across the UK.

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