Drug deaths reach record high in UK after a spike in cocaine use

Drug deaths reach record high in UK after a spike in cocaine use

Drug deaths are driven by opiates but there has been a sharp rise in cocaine-related fatalities
Drug-related deaths across England and Wales have soared to their highest level since records began in 1993.
A total of 4,859 people died from drug poisoning last year, according to the new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Opiates remain by far the biggest cause of such deaths, although…

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