Data on the number of drug related deaths (heroin and methadone) in England & Wales in 2019, by gender shows that there were over 650 heroin related deaths. Although methadone is mainly used to help heroin addicts reduce their dependency on the drug, there were 177 deaths caused by methadone poisoning in total.
Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 1, 2020). Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Heroin and Methadone Related Deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285382/heroin-and-methadone-related-deaths-in-england-and-wales-2012-by-gender/