More than half of heroin/morphine misuse death hotspots in England and Wales are seaside locations [Ons.gov.uk]

Dawn Cretney 4/4/181:41 PM

Some of England and Wales's favourite seaside resort areas are now among the towns with the highest rates of deaths from the misuse of heroin/morphine.

Six of the 10 local authority districts in England and Wales with the highest rates of heroin- and/or morphine-misuse deaths are coastal holiday resorts, figures have revealed.

Places that may have been more synonymous with family holidays are among the 10 areas that saw the highest rates of drugs misuse fatalities where heroin and/or morphine were mentioned on the death certificate.

Some of the 10 places also have high levels of deprivation, which could link to increased drug use.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplep...amp;utm_medium=email

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