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Drug deaths rise sharply in Scotland as figures remain worst in Europe
Cocaine-implicated deaths rose 23% and nitazenes were linked to 247 fatalities, while 78% of cases involved more than one drug, officials said.
- Scotland recorded 10.1 child deaths per 100,000 in 2024, the highest rate in Britain, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health report.
- Socioeconomic inequality drives these disparities; children in poorer areas are 14.8 percentage points more likely to have developmental concerns recorded than those in the least deprived regions.
- The National Records of Scotland reported 1,133 drug-related deaths last year, an 11% increase, maintaining the country's position as having Europe's highest drug fatality rate.
- Drugs Minister Maree Todd announced Scotland's first local drug-checking service will open in Glasgow this October, addressing concerns about an "increasingly toxic and unpredictable drugs supply."
- Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton urged multi-year drug funding and safer consumption facilities, stating "this loss of life must compel them to finally make the most of those powers.
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