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Drugs in the UK
Night Lives : Reducing Drug-Related Harm in the Night Time Economy , a joint report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform , Durham University , The Loop and Volteface , advocates for the adoption of a set of ‘ bold yet practical ’ initiatives across our towns and cities to address this failure .
The UK ’ s night time economy is failing to protect its most valuable asset : the people who go out and enjoy it . Aimed at stakeholders including the night time industry , local authorities , police forces and public health , Night Lives offers new ideas for reducing drug-related harm in the UK ’ s night time economy ( NTE ).
200
Fabric staff employed prior to its closure in 2016
1.3 - 2.7 % GDP
Public Health England ’ s estimate of the economic burden of alcohol
£ 21bn £ 2m
UK Government estimates the overall cost to society of alcohol related harm
Amount Birmingham superclub Rainbow Venues contributed to the local economy in the year prior to its closure
450,000- 500,000
Past year prevalence of ecstasy users , per year , in England and Wales for over a decade , according to national statistics .
“ Drug education is suffering ; pastoral teams and youth services have seen real cutbacks in recent times .”
– Rick Bradley , operations manager , Addaction
2011 - 112 deaths
2016 - 371 deaths
England & Wales
Number of ecstasy-related deaths in the UK and Wales in 2016 . The figures are the highest they have ever been . The number has risen steadily from 10 deaths in 2010 : a six-fold increase .
100 Deaths
63
Cocaine-related deaths have seen a similar trend , more than tripling from 112 in 2011 to 371 in 2016 in England and Wales , and quadrupling in Scotland during the same period , from 36 to 123.5 . Again , this has occurred alongside an unprecedented increase in average cocaine purity in recent years .
2011 - 36 deaths
2016 - 123 deaths
Scotland
Prevalence rates have also remained 50 largely consistent with past year prevalence of powder cocaine use fluctuating between 720,000 and
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770,000 people per year since 2013 and prior to 2010 , with a dip in usage to a minimum of 610,000 between 2010 and 0 2012 . 2010
75
2016
12