Written answers
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Drug-related Deaths
9:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 218: To ask the Taoiseach the number of drug-related deaths as a result of overdose in 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:
| Number of Drug-Related Deaths as a result of Overdose | |
| (I.C.D. 9 Codes E850 — E858/E930 — E949/E950.0 — E950.5/E980.0 — E980.5) for 2004 and 2005 | |
| Year | Number of Deaths |
| *2004 | 126 |
| *2005 | 166 |
| *Please note that figures for 2004, 2005 are by Period of Registration. | |
| Notes: | |
| (a)Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (I.C.D.9). | |
| (b)An external cause code is used for the classification of environmental events, circumstances, and conditions as the cause of injury, poisoning, and other adverse effects. Where an external cause code is applied, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to the I.C.D.9 code indicating the nature of the condition. | |
| (c)In the Table the following ICD 9 Codes are used: | |
| E850-E858 — Accidental Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biologicals. | |
| E930-E949 — Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use. | |
| E950.0-E950.5 — Suicide and self-inflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances. | |
| E980.0-E980.5 — Poisoning by solid or liquid substances, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted. |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 219: To ask the Taoiseach the number of deaths from HIV, AIDS or Hepatitis C for each health board area for each year since 1986 to date in 2006. [34382/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table;
| Number of Deaths from HIV, AIDS or Hepatitis C (I.C.D.9 279.8 / 070.5) | |||||||||||
| 1986 — 1st quarter 2006 by Health Board Area | |||||||||||
| 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| North Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ERHA | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 26 |
| Midland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mid Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| South Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Western | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 29 | 54 | 38 |
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | *2004 | *2005 | *Jan-Mar 2006 | |
| North Eastern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ERHA | 13 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| Midland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mid Western | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Eastern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Western | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 6 |
| *Please note that figures for 2004, 2005 and Jan-Mar 2006 are by Period of Registration and all other figures are by Year of Occurrence. | ||||||||||
| Notes: | ||||||||||
| (a)Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (I.C.D.9). | ||||||||||
| (b)In the table the following ICD 9 Codes are used: | ||||||||||
| 279.8 — Disorders involving the immune mechanism — Other | ||||||||||
| 070.5 — Viral Hepatitis — Other specified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic coma. | ||||||||||
| (There is no code in ICD 9 for either Hepatitis C nor AIDS/HIV so they are coded to their nearest classification code which are those listed above, Hepatitis C to code 070.5 and AIDS/HIV to 279.8). | ||||||||||
| (c)The names of the Health Board Areas have changed over the time period requested and the current names are displayed. However it should be noted that the Geographical areas covered by each individual Board have not changed and therefore the data is comparable over the time period provided. |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 220: To ask the Taoiseach the number of deaths as a result of methadone, heroin, ecstasy or heroin overdose for each year since 1986 to date in 2006 in each health board area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34383/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Information in relation to the number of deaths from Methadone, Heroin or Heroin overdose is given in the table below. However, it should be noted that ecstasy related deaths are excluded from the figures provided below as the identification of these deaths is not possible due to the varying composition of the drug. In addition the classification system being used does not allow for the separate identification of ecstasy related deaths.
| Number of Deaths as a result of Methadone, Heroin or Heroin Overdose | ||||||||||||
| (I.C.D.9 Codes 304.0 / 305.5 / 965.0) 1986-1st quarter 2006 by Health Board Area | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| North Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| North Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ERHA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| Midland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 61 |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | *2004 | *2005 | *Jan-Mar 2006 | |
| North Eastern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ERHA | 49 | 64 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 29 | 42 | 8 |
| Midland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mid Western | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| South Eastern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Western | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 70 | 74 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 37 | 56 | 9 |
| *Please note that figures for 2004, 2005 and Jan-Mar 2006 are by Period of Registration and all other figures are by Year of Occurrence. | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| (a)Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (I.C.D.9). | |||||||||
| (b)In the table above the following ICD 9 codes are used: | |||||||||
| 304.0 — Drug Dependence — Morphine type (Heroin, Methadone, Opium, Opium alkaloids and their derivatives, Synthetics with morphine-like effects) | |||||||||
| 305.5 — Nondependent abuse of drugs — Cocaine type | |||||||||
| 965.0 — Poisoning by analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics — Opiates and related narcotics (Methadone, Codeine, Heroin, Pethidine, Morphine and opium (alkaloids)) The names of the Health Board Areas have changed over the time period requested and the current names are displayed. However it should be noted that the Geographical areas covered by each individual Board have not changed and therefore the data is comparable over the time period provided. | |||||||||
| (c)Drug Dependence: A state, psychic and sometimes also physical, resulting from taking a drug, characterized by behavioural and other responses that always includes a compulsion to take a drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effects and sometimes to avoid the discomfort of its absence. Tolerance may or may not be present. A person may be dependent on more than one drug. Nondependent abuse of drugs are not included in these figures. | |||||||||
| (d)Nondependent abuse of drugs. This includes cases where a person, for whom no diagnosis is possible, has come under medical care because of the maladaptive effect of a drug on which he is not dependent and that he has taken on his own initiative to the detriment of his/her health or social functioning. |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 221: To ask the Taoiseach the number of drug-related deaths in which cocaine was a factor for each year since 1991 to date in 2006. [34392/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table.
| Number of Drug-Related Deaths in which Cocaine was a factor | |
| (I.C.D. 9 Codes 304.2, 305.6 and 968.5) from 1991-1st quarter 2006 | |
| Year | Number of Deaths |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| *2004 | 3 |
| *2005 | 10 |
| *Jan-Mar 2006 | 2 |
| *Please note that figures for 2004, 2005 and Jan-Mar 2006 are by Period of Registration and all other figures are by year of Occurrence. |
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