'Worrying' rise in women dying from drug overdoses

In 2020, women accounted for almost four in 10 fatal overdoses, compared to a quarter in 2011.

There has been a “worrying” upsurge in drug deaths among women in recent years, new figures show.

Health Research Board (HRB) data reveals that female poisoning deaths rose from 115 in 2019 to 155 in 2020, when deaths among men fell slightly.