Appendix 1.
deaths caused by drug use, drug involved, cause of death, age, 1990
Age group (years)
Drug involved/ 0-14 15-34 35 and Totala Totals may not add due to rounding and/or
the inclusion of age not stated.(a)
cause of death over
Alcohol
Cancers - 20 1 970 1 990
Alcoholism and alcoholic cirrhosis - 60 990 1 050
Road injuries 61 426 224 711
Other 21 392 2 441 2 854
Total 82 898 5 625 6 605
Tobacco
Cancers - 22 6 497 6 519
Ischaemic heart disease - 43 4 762 4 805
Chronic bronchitis - 2 3 530 3 533
Other 157 46 3 051 3 254
Total 157 113 17 840 18 110
Other drugs
Drug dependence
Opiates- 211 43 254
Barbiturates - 4 3 7
Other - 12 6 18
Accidental poisoning
Opiates - 56 16 72
Barbiturates - - - -
Other 6 44 48 98
Suicide
Opiates - 35 28 63
Barbiturates - 6 24 30
Other - 67 97 164
Poisoning, cause uncertain
Opiates - 32 13 45
Barbiturates - 1 - 1
Other - 14 19 33
Viral hepatitis (opiates) - 2 10 12
Opiate-caused low birthweight 2 - - 2
Infective endocarditis (opiates) - 1 8 9
Total opiates 2 337 118 457
Total barbiturates - 11 27 38
Total other 6 137 170 313
Total other drugs b Includes pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medications.(b) 8
485 315 808
Total, all drugs 247 1 496 23 780 25 524
a Totals may not add due to rounding and/or the inclusion of age not stated.
b Includes pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medications.
Source: Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services, based
on ABS data
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