You asked
I would like to request the following information for Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees for the period 2001 to 2017, broken down by year:
Numbers of drug poisoning deaths
Numbers of male and female deaths related to drug poisoning
Numbers of deaths for heroin
Numbers of deaths for methadone
Numbers of deaths for cocaine
Numbers of deaths for diazepam
Numbers of deaths for pregabalin/gabapentin
Numbers of deaths for mirtazapine
Numbers of deaths for Zopiclone
Numbers of deaths for amphetamine
Numbers of deaths per age group (under 19, 20 – 29, 30 – 39, 40 – 49, 50 – 69, 70+) for each year from 2001 to 2017 (or grouped into 3 year averages if the numbers are too small)
Breakdown of drug related deaths from accidental, suicide or mental and behavioural causes
Split between drug misuse and drug poisonings
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
Following a search of our records, I can confirm that we do not hold the information you have requested.
However, we may be able to create what you have requested, or something similar, as a bespoke analysis. Any such analysis would be outside of the Freedom of Information regime and would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreement of costs where appropriate. If this is something you would be interested in, please contact mortality@ons.gov.uk so that we may discuss your enquiry further. For more information about the services, we offer please visit our website.