- Aug 7, 2003
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DRUG-DEATH CAPITAL
Brighton has been named as the drug-death capital of England and Wales with nearly one person dying every week.
The seaside resort saw 51 people die from drugs last year - comparatively more than big cities like London and Manchester - as revealed in the latest official figures.
The city's drug death rate of 25.3 per 100,000 of the population over the age of 16 was the highest in England and Wales.
So says Sky News
Brighton has been named as the drug-death capital of England and Wales with nearly one person dying every week.
The seaside resort saw 51 people die from drugs last year - comparatively more than big cities like London and Manchester - as revealed in the latest official figures.
The city's drug death rate of 25.3 per 100,000 of the population over the age of 16 was the highest in England and Wales.
So says Sky News