Drug-related deaths in Scotland 1979-2013: evidence of a vulnerable cohort of young men living in deprived areas - Parkinson J, Minton J, Lewsey J, Bouttell J, McCartney G.

BACKGROUND: Even after accounting for deprivation, mortality rates are higher in Scotland relative to the rest of Western Europe. Higher mortality from alcohol- and drug-related deaths (DRDs), violence and suicide (particularly in young adults) contribute ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news