The nation is said to be on the cusp of “the biggest drug-related crisis” it has ever seen
Soaring deaths among cocaine users have fuelled a spike in drug poisoning fatalities nationally - with more deaths last year than ever before. Drug addiction treatment experts have now warned the nation could be on the cusp of “the biggest drug-related crisis” it has ever seen. Across the five boroughs of Merseyside, the picture is mixed. In Liverpool, there were 60 drug deaths in 2023, down from 80 in 2022. From 2021 to 2023, there were a total of 200 drug related deaths in the borough.
Amphetamines - stimulants found in the newly popular 'pink cocaine' - caused 228 deaths last year, a 20% rise. There have also been rises in deaths due to antipsychotics, antidepressants, and Nitazenes - new synthetic opioids made in labs that mimic the effects of Heroin but are up to 100 times stronger . When compared to the population size and age demographics, drug poisoning deaths are most likely in Blackpool.
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