Drug deaths have hit an all time high as deaths related to substance abuse hit a record high for the eighth year in a row. In 2019, 4,393 deaths related to drug poisoning were registered in England and Wales, according to data collated by the Office for National Statistics today.Although this was a small rise from the previous year where 4,359 deaths were reported, it is still the highest number of drug-related deaths ever recorded.Deaths related to drug poisoning began to be recorded in 1993.Two-thirds (or 2,883) of registered drug poisoning deaths were related to drug misuse.
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