DRUG-ABUSE DEATHS IN GLASGOW IN 1992 - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

A survey of 62 drug deaths in Glasgow showed a wider age range than ex pected (16-49), a high male to female ratio (44:18) and, where mode of employment had been recorded, a high degree of unemployment (91%). Th e majority of deaths occurred near centres of known supply. Although a number occurred in the family home, a large proportion were not at th e place of residence. In only two cases was morphine detected alone. T he majority of the deaths were from combinations of drugs, primarily w ith benzodiazepines.