Death By The Sea…
Seaside resort towns might seem like an idyllic holiday getaway, but it appears in reality they are hotspots for drug abuse…
3. Hastings
Hastings might be a town dripping with history, but it also has a severe drug problem.
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Studies have uncovered that around 6.5 out of every 100,000 people in this area die because of drug misuse.
2. Burnley, Lancashire
Figures have shown that the Lancashire town of Burnley is the second most affected town in the UK from drug addiction.
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Per 100,000 people, 7.6 lose their lives as a direct result of heroin or morphine misuse.
1. Blackpool
It was revealed that the seaside town of Blackpool has the highest number of drug related deaths in the whole of the UK. In 2016, it was discovered that per 100,000 people, 14 died from heroin misuse.
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