by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Martin Armstrong
Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics from the UK have revealed a rapid increase in deaths involving cocaine in England and Wales.
The 320 such fatalities in 2015 represent an all-time high and a more than three fold increase on 2001. The infographic below shows how these deaths have developed over the last fifteen years.
This chart shows deaths in England and Wales involving cocaine from 2001 to 2015.
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