New statistics on drug poisoning released by Office for National Statistics

 Drug poisoning is the fourth most common cause of death in people aged 15-49, new data released by the Office for National Statistics have revealed. The statistics revealed that: Deaths involving heroin and/or morphine doubled between 2012 and 2015 from 579 to 1,201. These 2 substances remain the most commonly mentioned opiates in drug-related deaths Over half (54%) of all deaths related to drug poisoning in 2015 involved an opioid drug (excluding opioids which are contained in paracetamol compounds such as co-codamol). This proportion has been relatively stable since 2007 Deaths involving tramadol fell for the first time, from 240