The Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) provides information on various aspects of illicit drug use in Scotland.

View the ScotPHO drug misuse section (external website).

National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics

NRS publishes annual national statistics on drug-related deaths.

This is broken down by:

• age
• sex
• substances implicated in the death
• underlying cause of death
• NHS Board and Council areas

Learn more about NRS Drug Related Deaths in Scotland (external website).