GRAPH DESCRIPTION The graph shows the situation about illegal drug use in relation to deaths from drug poisoning in England and Walles from 1996 to 2016. Overall, the percentage of adults who took drugs dropped from 1996 to 2016, contrary to the number of deaths from drug poisoning, that instead increased. The percentage of adults who have taken drugs reached a peak of almost 12,5% in 2003, and then it sharply decreased. in 2008 it increased again until 10%. From 2010 to 2016 it roughly stayed constant around 8%. The number of deaths from drug poisoning from 1996 to 2013 constantly increased and decreased repeadetly from 2500 to 3000. From 2014 to 2016 it suddenly grew to almost 4000, even if the percentage of adults that have taken drugs in these years is only about 8%, much less than that of the end of 90's and the beginning of 00's.