Titre : | Deaths involving legal highs in England and Wales: between 2004 and 2013 : Analysis of drug-related deaths involving legal highs (new psychoactive substances not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971) in England and Wales between 2004 and 2013, broken down by sex, age and substances involved |
Auteurs : | Office for National Statistics |
Type de document : | Rapport |
Editeur : | Newport : Office for National Statistics, 2016 |
Format : | 16 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNI ; ANGLETERRE ; PAYS DE GALLESThésaurus mots-clés DROGUES DE SYNTHESE ; MORTALITE ; EVOLUTION ; HEROINE ; COCAINE ; SEXE ; AGE ; MEPHEDRONE ; LEGISLATION |
Résumé : |
New psychoactive substances (NPS) started to become more popular on the UK drugs scene around 2008 to 2009, with synthetic stimulants such as benzylpiperazine (BZP) and mephedrone, and synthetic cannabinoids (such as "Spice"), among the first to gain popularity. NPS are sometimes referred to as legal highs, but many are now controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, so are no longer legal.
This article focuses on substances that were not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 on the day the person died, and are referred to as legal highs throughout this article. It covers a 10-year time period from 2004 to 2013. Various drugs on our list have been controlled during this period, consequently, the drugs included in our definition of a legal high change throughout the analysis period, as drugs are removed from the list once they become illegal. For example, mephedrone was banned on 16 April 2010, so deaths involving mephedrone are only included if they occurred between 1 January 2004 and 15 April 2010. |
Note de contenu : |
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Background and definition What are legal highs? Blanket ban on psychoactive substances Deaths involving legal highs, heroin and cocaine Trends in legal high deaths over time Deaths involving legal highs: by sex Deaths involving legal highs: by age Legal high deaths involving other drugs or alcohol Impact of banning mephedrone So why are legal highs dangerous? Methodological considerations References Background notes |
Domaine : | Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 6 |
Affiliation : | UK |
Lien : | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinvolvinglegalhighsinenglandandwales/between2004and2013 |
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