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Scotland Is Sinking Into the Drugs Crisis: Mortality Is Soaring and Is Already the Highest Rate in Europe
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Drug deaths are skyrocketing and cocaine already appears in more than half of the deaths recorded in 2025
The emergence of a new synthetic opioid has led to a rise in drug-related deaths in the northern part of the British Isles.
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The number of drug deaths in Scotland increases by 11% during the year. New synthetic opioids and social inequality exacerbate the crisis massively.
Scotland has once again seen a sharp rise in drug-related deaths. In 2025, 1,133 people died, an 11% increase on 2025, and the death rate remains the highest in Europe. Nitazenes, highly potent synthetic opioids, have exacerbated a years-old endemic crisis.
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