'Trainspotting generation' most likely to die from drug misuse

Surge in deaths among 40- to 49-year-olds last year helps fuel another record high in drug misuse deaths

People in the “Trainspotting generation” are most likely to die from drug misuse, after a sharp rise in deaths among 40- to 49-year-olds last year, official statistics show.

The mortality rate among this age group rose from 95.1 deaths per million people in 2015 to 108.0 in 2016, helping fuel another record high in drug misuse deaths (those involving illegal drugs), which hit 2,593 last year, up from 2,479 in the previous 12 months.

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