Smoking attributable hospital admissions and deathsThere were an estimated 1,107 smoking-attributable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (38,675 admissions). This is a 36% decrease since 2008 (1,735 per 100,000). Men had a higher rate of admissions (1,224 per 100,000) than women…
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Health – alcohol
Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2024In 2024 there were 9,809 deaths from alcohol-specific causes were registered in the UK, the lowest number since 2021 (9,641 deaths), and the rate of alcohol-specific deaths (14.8 per 100,000 people) decreased to…
Health – drugs
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024 In 2024, there were 1,017 drug misuse deaths registered in Scotland. This is a decrease of 13% (155 deaths) compared with 2023. Drug misuse deaths in Scotland have increased over the last two decades. The…
Bloodborne viruses – drugs
Hepatitis B in England 2025 This report summarises England’s progress towards the WHOelimination targets for hepatitis B with data to the end of 2024. This year’s report shows continuing decline in self-reported vaccine coverage among people who inject drugs, and limited…
Prevalence – alcohol
Alcohol consumption and harms dashboardIn 2025, 10.7 litres of pure alcohol were sold per adult drinker in Scotland, equivalent to 20.7 units per adult drinker per week. Throughout the period from 2017 to 2025 the volume of pure alcohol sold…
Prevalence – drugs
World Drug Report 2024 A global reference on drug markets, trends and policy developments, the World Drug Report offers a wealth of data and analysis and in 2024 comprises several elements tailored to different audiences. The web-based Drug market patterns and…
Nitrous oxide
Laughing gas, balloons, chargers, ‘hippy crack’, Nos Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas with a range of uses both medical and non-medical, for example it’s used as an anaesthetic agent in dental, medical and veterinary settings, and also in rocketry…
Benzodiazepines
Tranquillisers, minor tranquillisers, tranx, downers, benzos Diazepam (Valium), vallies, blues Alprazolam (Xanax) Lorazepam Temazepam, jellies, eggs Flunitrazepam (rohypnol), roofies, R2 Phenazepam, kronic, bonsai Nitrazepam, Oxazepam, Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Lorprazolam What are Benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines are a class of sedative medicines and are among…
Naltrexone
Please note that the information on this page (and other DrugSearch pages) is being updated What is Naltrexone? Naltrexone is a narcotic antagonist. It works by blocking the opioid receptors in the brain and therefore blocking the effects of heroin…
Withdrawal
What is Withdrawal? Withdrawal is the body’s reaction to the sudden absence of a drug to which the user has become physically dependent. The effects can be stopped either by taking more of the drug, or by going ‘cold turkey’,…