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Drug misuse deaths in Scotland fell 13% to 1,017 in 2024, the lowest since 2017, but synthetic opioids and cocaine remain major concerns, officials said.
- On Tuesday, National Records of Scotland reported drug misuse deaths in 2024 fell 13% to 1,017, the lowest annual total since 2017.
- After adjustment, Scotland recorded the highest drug death rate in Europe at 191 per million in 2024, with Glasgow City, Dundee City, and Inverclyde leading in council-area fatalities during 2020-2024.
- Data breakdown reveals opiates/opioids were involved in 80% of deaths, benzodiazepines in 56%, cocaine in 47%, and more than nine out of ten were accidental poisonings.
- Early-2025 trends indicate The Thistle in Glasgow opened on January 13, 2025, and despite last year's fall, deaths rose by a third in January–March 2025, prompting expert concern.
- Drugs ministers say the government is providing record funding, widening treatment access, supporting safer consumption facilities, and Kirsten Horsburgh urged, `Harm reduction has to be the core of any effective evidence-based drugs policy approach`.
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Decrease in drug misuse deaths but ‘still work to be done’ in Scotland
DRUG-RELATED DEATHS IN SCOTLAND REPORTED FOR 2024 The number of deaths caused by drug misuse fell by 13% to 1,017 last year – the lowest level registered since 2017. According to statistics published by National Records of Scotland yesterday, there were 155 fewer deaths in 2024 compared to the previous year. The statistics showed that people in the most deprived areas were 12 times more likely to die from drugs as those in least deprived areas. …
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