Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales

The number of cocaine-related deaths in England and Wales reached 3,793 in 2023, compared to 806 in 2013, according to the Office for National Statistics. Cocaine surpassed heroin as the drug most frequently mentioned in death certificates involving drug poisoning in that year. Heroin-related deaths totaled 2,393 in 2023.

• BBC — Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales

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