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National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, St. Georges, University of London. International Centre for Drugs Policy. Ghodse, Hamid and Corkery, John and Ahmed, Kapil and Naidoo, Vinesha and Oyefeso, Adenekan and Schifano, Fabrizio (2010) Drug-related deaths reported by Coroners in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man; police forces in Scotland; & the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; annual report January-December 2009. London: International Centre for Drug Policy.

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This eleventh annual report presents information on drug related deaths that occurred during 2009 and for which Coronial inquests and similar formal investigations have been completed. The main purpose of the Annual Report from the national programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (np-SAD)is to inform the Government’s monitoring of this important public health issue. The Programme’s principal function is to provide high-quality and consistent surveillance, and to detect and identify emerging trends and issues in respect of this phenomenon. In this way, it contributes to the reduction and prevention of drug-related deaths in the UK due to the misuse of both licit and illicit drugs.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Date
2010
Pages
vii, 1
Publisher
International Centre for Drug Policy
Corporate Creators
National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, St. Georges, University of London. International Centre for Drugs Policy
Place of Publication
London
ISBN
978-1-897778-73-9
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)
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