The number of people who died due to drug misuse in Scotland has increased.
Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed there were a total of 1,172 deaths due to drug misuse in 2023 – a rise of 121 (12%) on the previous year.
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23 Comments
Pisses me off when governments get blamed.
The idiots chose to take drugs and my taxes get redirected to rehabilitate them,money that could be used better .
Labour voters
Never mind the SNP, I’m sure it’s all England’s fault somehow.
terrible
This would be Hamza Yousif giving contaminated drugs laced with poison to whity for organ donation and adrenachrome processing. Getting rid of whity .
Hamza has done a runner has he not.
Why so many people on illegal drugs in Scotland ? Whats the problem up there ? I just don’t get it.
Mass migration is making us poorer, despair!
LEGALIZE KETAMINE
i blame HUMZA and his £100.000.000 investment to Afghanistan poppy farmers THE HORRIBLE CUN………..
Thats it, push it as if its scotlands problem 😂 second lowest number since 2017
Who’s bringing the drugs into the country? Are we allowed to talk about that or will be arrested for being “racist” for talking about it?
Scotland being part of the UK 🇬🇧 it says everything. The so called Union there will soon be no one left if this goes on.
We need self government not pathetic failed british devolution .
I’m sure the SNP will blame this on Westminster somehow.
The simple solution is NOT to abuse illegal drugs. The Scottish government has contributed to these deaths by normalising drug abuse, removing a taboo and favouring decriminalisation.
Blame the government for such laughable punishment for drug pushers. Look at China and Singapore and their zero tolerance for drugs. Here, a teen dies of over dose in a nightclub, which is very common.
Blame the SNP a month ago they were running things for the last 10 years!
I wonder where all these drug dealers came from. Hmmm…
Drugs cheaper than alcohol in Scotland?
I thought deaths would be higher, many reasons for drug addiction, cost of living/poverty, lack of opportunity, mental health and people forget how bad the weather is in Scotland
Just do what Singapore do. Drug free country.
When one faces a rather big pile of horse manure, …that's a nay issue
The boats come in easily and so does the drugs.
Nothing new