London drug death rate will inevitably reach highs seen in US, warns police chief
by Aine Fox,Miriam Burrell and Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Dec 19, 2023
4 minutes
London's drug poisoning death rate is at its highest in more than 20 years, with 56.6 deaths recorded per million people in the capital last year.
That's the highest drug death rate since 2000, when 58.4 deaths were recorded per million people in London.
Despite the spike, London had the lowest rate for drug poisonings compared with the rest of England and Wales in 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday.
Deaths registered from drug poisoning in England and Wales are at the highest level since records began 30 years ago - with 4,907
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