Addiction On The Coast…
Government figures have shown that nine out of the 10 most deprived neighbourhoods in England are seaside communities!
12. Blackburn With Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen has an estimated population of 146,846 people according to the 2015 census.
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The area has an extremely high addiction rate with an average of 4.7 drug related deaths per 100,000 people.
11. Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Barrow-in-Furness or Barrow is a small town in Cumbria, with an estimated population of 56,745 people.
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In spite of this, Barrow has one of the highest addiction rates in the country – with 4.9 per 100,000 people dying from a drug overdose.
10. Swansea
Beginning our top ten countdown we have Swansea where it is estimated that 4.9 per 100,000 people will die from heroin or morphine misuse.
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