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Drug deaths: Surge in fatalities of female cocaine users – BBC News
Drug-related fatalities reach record levels as deaths of women involving cocaine rise by 26.5%.
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image captionTwice as many men die from drug-related deaths, but cocaine deaths among women surged last year
Drug-related deaths reached their highest level for a quarter of a century last year as the number of women who died after using cocaine surged.
Figures showed 4,393 people died in England and Wales from drug poisoning.
Cocaine deaths increased for the eighth year running, rising by 7.7% for men and 26.5% for women.
The Office for National Statistics said …
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