Unexplained Heroin Deaths

This page provides information on the number of recent deaths in Glasgow and Aberdeen, and the related cases in Ireland and England. If you know of information that is not linked here please email details to SubstanceMisuse@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

2001
November	Report From The Outbreak Management Team - NHS Greater Glasgow [link broken 18/4/07]
March	IUD Outbreak Website - Maintained by SCIEH
2000
13th June	Clostridium novyi is the probable cause of severe illness among drug injectors (SCIEH weekly report 00/24)
20th June	Urgent Health Alert (leaflet issued by Drugscope)
20th June	Health Alert (issued by Lanarkshire Drug Action Team)
15th June	Clostridium novyi is likely cause of 'serious unexplained illness' as cases continue to be reported (in Eurosurveillance Weekly) [Link broken 26/5/06]
13th June	Severe unexplained illness among drug injectors: update 12th June 2000 (SCIEH weekly report 00/23)
8th June	Serious unexplained illness among injecting drug users in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland - update (in Eurosurveillance Weekly) [Link broken 26/5/06]
6th June	Severe unexplained illness among drug injectors: update 5th June 2000 (SCIEH weekly report 00/22)
1st June	Serious unexplained illness among injecting drug users in Scotland: update (in Eurosurveillance Weekly) [Link broken 26/5/06]
30th May	Severe unexplained illness among drug injectors: update 30th May 2000 (SCIEH weekly report 00/21)
23rd May	Severe unexplained illness among drug injectors: update (SCIEH weekly report 00/20)
18th May	Unexplained illness among drug injectors in Glasgow. (in Eurosurveillance Weekly) [Link broken 26/5/06]
16th May	Severe unexplained illness among drug injectors (SCIEH weekly report 00/19)