This is interesting because I would say that many of countries with high death rates have more restrictions on alcohol while the population in the south have easier access to weed and cocaine.
UndulatingHedgehog on
2019 is six years ago. Would be interesting to see the numbers for 2023 or 2024.
Aggressive_Sport_635 on
Portugal is such an interesting case for why we should just legalize and regulate drugs.
typtyphus on
does alcohol count?
Opposite-World-1 on
yes Low rate in turkey because system kills us
astralbranch on
Do these map posts do anything but sew divisiveness?
NoctisScriptor on
in portugal isn’t higher because people are too poor to be able to afford an overdose
Rasples1998 on
*trainspotting gif*
SaraAnnabelle on
Man, what the hell 😶
Litlebuda on
Now include Alcohol and cigarettes
ii_always_wrong_ii on
Lol, Bulgaria only has one, coz we don’t have that many people and are forced to make our own stuff coz if prices lol
wiztard on
This is a weird map to see. Countries like Portugal, Poland and Turkey are at same low rates but each probably for very different reasons.
Also makes me wonder how all the countries determine a death as an overdose and if some of the differences come from how the stats are gathered.
Choice_One5719 on
I live in Scotland, there is a lot of drugs, however, I believe we report our statistics slightly different to other parts of UK? Happy to be corrected if wrong
JeSuisDecuEnBien on
Mother Russia? Oh, no…
No_Job_9999 on
half the spanish rate is actually italians addicts dying here.
rocketstopya on
Alcohol is also included?
Rowyz on
The Netherlands: decades of liberal drug policy, only one death.
LittleRunaway868 on
Per year?
Per day? Whats the Metric
Garry-Love on
The only reason it’s not higher in Ireland is because our drugs are watered down shite.
Kakazam on
9.2? We got to pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers!
Can’t let some Baltic country take our crown!
Ewendmc on
Scotland seems to have become an independent nation overnight./s
Until a court case in 2023, drugs policy was wholly reserved to the Westminster government and they did not allow any policies that could mitigate drug deaths. It is still a reserved power to the UK government, especially the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. However the court case has allowed the Scottish government to tinker round the edges of legislation.
Since then the Scottish government has been working to bring in Drug consumption rooms. The first drug consumption rooms in Scotland were opened this year. Such areas have been shown, in other jurisdictions, to reduce deaths. It is too early to say if they are working in Scotland.
Jujumofu on
Drugs also means alcohol I suppose?
joshua_graham999 on
San Marino had a quarter death of overdose
Talkycoder on
If you took Glasgow off the map, then Scotland would probably be closer to England. Heroin capital of Europe.
needmorelego on
Holland is the most surprising on this map. Culturally and geographically you would expect the overdose rate to be much higher than it is. And their market must be flooded with drugs too, because (geography) of the port. So they must be doing something right there!
jtthom on
Trainspotting
6594933 on
What’s different in Italy and Portugal?
cabelopantene on
r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT
fire_god_help_us_all on
Scotland is still in full Trainspotting mode.
Alib668 on
Turkey’s data seems off, or is it the large population thats causing it?
Duppy-Man on
“It’s shite being Scottish”
reasonable-99percent on
The rule is… poorer and more sourhern the better!
HazenHaze on
Is alcohol included? it should be.
BalticsFox on
Data is old but based on this old data should we copy Montenegro’s approach then?
Several-Western6392 on
And in Russia really? I thought Putin is gonna put ya in torture wheel
VodkaMargarine on
Choose life indeed Renton
photos__fan on
I think Glasgow is doing some pretty heavy lifting there
9.8 or 9.2 honestly doesn’t sound bad by comparison, but I would rather it be 0 to spare us all the misery of this.
EduardBon on
Interesting. The most happy countries have more overdose death rates.
Critical_Walk on
These numbers lie. UN has established that dark, freezing countries with 9 months of winter and 3 months of autoumn are the happiest !
Rikitaku on
It is shite being scottish !!!
noppie88 on
Would be interesting to compare with 🇺🇸
Crawsh on
Portugal, Netherlands and Norway have very relaxed drug laws in Europe, but only the former two have some of the lowest overdose death rates. Anyone know why Norway’s is so high, comparable to other Nordic countries with much tighter drug laws?
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Scotland, are you okay?
What’s wrong with Scotland and Estonia?
USA meanwhile: “amateurs…”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_drug_overdose_death_rates_and_totals_over_time
This is interesting because I would say that many of countries with high death rates have more restrictions on alcohol while the population in the south have easier access to weed and cocaine.
2019 is six years ago. Would be interesting to see the numbers for 2023 or 2024.
Portugal is such an interesting case for why we should just legalize and regulate drugs.
does alcohol count?
yes Low rate in turkey because system kills us
Do these map posts do anything but sew divisiveness?
in portugal isn’t higher because people are too poor to be able to afford an overdose
*trainspotting gif*
Man, what the hell 😶
Now include Alcohol and cigarettes
Lol, Bulgaria only has one, coz we don’t have that many people and are forced to make our own stuff coz if prices lol
This is a weird map to see. Countries like Portugal, Poland and Turkey are at same low rates but each probably for very different reasons.
Also makes me wonder how all the countries determine a death as an overdose and if some of the differences come from how the stats are gathered.
I live in Scotland, there is a lot of drugs, however, I believe we report our statistics slightly different to other parts of UK? Happy to be corrected if wrong
Mother Russia? Oh, no…
half the spanish rate is actually italians addicts dying here.
Alcohol is also included?
The Netherlands: decades of liberal drug policy, only one death.
Per year?
Per day? Whats the Metric
The only reason it’s not higher in Ireland is because our drugs are watered down shite.
9.2? We got to pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers!
Can’t let some Baltic country take our crown!
Scotland seems to have become an independent nation overnight./s
Until a court case in 2023, drugs policy was wholly reserved to the Westminster government and they did not allow any policies that could mitigate drug deaths. It is still a reserved power to the UK government, especially the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. However the court case has allowed the Scottish government to tinker round the edges of legislation.
Since then the Scottish government has been working to bring in Drug consumption rooms. The first drug consumption rooms in Scotland were opened this year. Such areas have been shown, in other jurisdictions, to reduce deaths. It is too early to say if they are working in Scotland.
Drugs also means alcohol I suppose?
San Marino had a quarter death of overdose
If you took Glasgow off the map, then Scotland would probably be closer to England. Heroin capital of Europe.
Holland is the most surprising on this map. Culturally and geographically you would expect the overdose rate to be much higher than it is. And their market must be flooded with drugs too, because (geography) of the port. So they must be doing something right there!
Trainspotting
What’s different in Italy and Portugal?
r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT
Scotland is still in full Trainspotting mode.
Turkey’s data seems off, or is it the large population thats causing it?
“It’s shite being Scottish”
The rule is… poorer and more sourhern the better!
Is alcohol included? it should be.
Data is old but based on this old data should we copy Montenegro’s approach then?
And in Russia really? I thought Putin is gonna put ya in torture wheel
Choose life indeed Renton
I think Glasgow is doing some pretty heavy lifting there
Meanwhile, in Canada, in particularly BC:
*”Currently, the annualized rate of death in 2024 (***41 per 100,000 persons***) is less than the annual rates in any of the previous three years (2021-2023).*” from the 2024 Unregulated Drug Deaths summary report, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/statistical/augsept2024_2_unregulated_drug_pdf_of_dashboard.pdf.
9.8 or 9.2 honestly doesn’t sound bad by comparison, but I would rather it be 0 to spare us all the misery of this.
Interesting. The most happy countries have more overdose death rates.
These numbers lie. UN has established that dark, freezing countries with 9 months of winter and 3 months of autoumn are the happiest !
It is shite being scottish !!!
Would be interesting to compare with 🇺🇸
Portugal, Netherlands and Norway have very relaxed drug laws in Europe, but only the former two have some of the lowest overdose death rates. Anyone know why Norway’s is so high, comparable to other Nordic countries with much tighter drug laws?
The worst toilet in Scotland persists