UK Deaths and Alcohol and Antidepressants
Dear Office for National Statistics,
Please can you provide me with information covering the past 10 available years for the following:
a) the number of deaths in the UK where interaction between alcohol and an antidepressant was stated as either the leading cause or a contributing cause of death.
b) the number of deaths in the UK where alcohol poisoning/overdose was listed as the cause of death, and antidepressants were also found in the system of the deceased.
c) the number of deaths where cause of death was listed as heart attack, stroke, or other natural cause, and alcohol and antidepressants were found in the system of the deceased (excluding cases where illicit drugs were also found in the system).
Yours faithfully,
Nicholas Rains
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Dear Nicholas,
Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to information
covering the past 10 available years for the following:
a) the number of deaths in the UK where interaction between alcohol and an
antidepressant was stated as either the leading cause or a contributing
cause of death.
b) the number of deaths in the UK where alcohol poisoning/overdose was
listed as the cause of death, and antidepressants were also found in the
system of the deceased.
c) the number of deaths where cause of death was listed as heart attack,
stroke, or other natural cause, and alcohol and antidepressants were found
in the system of the deceased (excluding cases where illicit drugs were
also found in the system)
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