Comparison of Office for National Statistics (ONS) and National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM) data suggests that opioid-related deaths in England & Wales have been systematically underestimated
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14906376 |
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| Authors | Shuoqi Chen (0000-0002-2590-6445, King's College London), David Mais (Office for National Statistics), Caroline S Copeland, Caroline Copeland (0000-0002-4462-1402, King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Pages | 104976 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104976 |
| PMID | 40886523 |
| OpenAlex | W4413851777 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Increasing polydrug use in England and Wales is likely leading to the use of ambiguous drug-related causes of death instead of every drug being individually named, resulting in an underestimation of opioid-related deaths. This discrepancy has significant implications for funding, policy and public health initiatives aimed at addressing the UK's escalating opioid-related death crisis
Crime statistics · Criminology · Opioid · Opioid epidemic · Psychiatry · Sociology · Substance use · Demography · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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