It has become an annual day of shame for Scotland. For another year Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe following a rise on the previous year.
New figures showed drugs claimed the lives of more than a thousand people in 2023 – up 121.
The Scottish Government has described the increase as hugely concerning. However it believes the interventions it is taking are the right ones.
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