Tuesday 16 July 2019

Scotland's drug deaths set to top 1,000

Scotland's drug deaths set to top 1,000 New figures released later are expected to show that more than 1,000 people died as a result of drugs in Scotland last year.

Scotland already has the worst record for reported drug overdose deaths in Europe but the latest figures will show another steep rise.

Last week, Scottish Public Health Minister Joe Fitzpatrick said the level of drug deaths was an "emergency".

He told MPs this should be a "wake-up call" over UK government policy. BBC News

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