Claim: The number of drug-related deaths is the highest it's ever been in this country since the 90s.
Fact-check: Drug poisoning deaths are the highest they've been in 25 years - Full Fact
Verdict: correct. the number of drug poisoning deaths registered in 2016 was the highest since comparable records began in 1993. this includes deaths involving both legal and illegal substances, drug misuse and suicides.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2018-06-22T00:00:00