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that are still alive. all my mates died roundabout us. you know, i don't need to worry about him any more, so that's good, but it's not the same. he was my wee brother and i loved him dearly. liz daly, telling her brother tony devine's story. so what more can the scottish government do to cut the number of drug deaths? ministers have called for personal drug use to be decriminalised, which they say would mean users could have access to better treatment and support. but the uk government — which has the final say — is opposed to it. but portugal has tried it to tackle a heroin crisis and the rate of drug deaths has fallen, though some say it has normalised drug use. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been to portugal. in portugal, this is not a crime. in fact, these men are consuming their own cocaine and heroin,
UsMoreWee-brotherSameRoundaboutMatesGoodBrotherStoryScottish-governmentTony-devineLiz-dalyon his carpet dead, at this very moment. yeah. and i don't like it, it makes me feel sad. my name's liz daly. my brother, tony devine, died injune 2021, aged 63, from a drugs overdose. tony started taking heroin in the early �*80s. i challenged him about it and, er, "no, no, no, not me". to hear that my brother was using heroin was a big shock to me. i don't know if you remember, george, but our parents were friends. that's right, aye, you were my baby—sitter. and i was the baby—sitter! that's how far we go back. my name's george elliott, i'm 55 years of age, and i used to use drugs with tony devine. i was an intravenous user
BrotherItCarpetTony-devineLiz-dalyMy-nameHeroinDrugs-overdoseErInjune-2021802021scottish government insists it is now making progress. its opponents, conservatives and labour, both say it took its eye off the ball and the scottish government should have done much more, much sooner. but as we will hear shortly, ministers in edinburgh also say the uk government could do more to help. yes. edinburgh also say the uk government could do more to help.— could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that — could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that in _ could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that in a _ could do more to help. yes, indeed, more on that in a moment. - so more than 1,000 deaths from drug use in scotland in just a year. behind the statistics, individuals whose deaths impact families and communities, like tony devine, who died in 2021 from an overdose. he had been struggling with addiction and dependence on drugs, including heroin, for around a0 years. this is tony's story, told by his sister, liz daly. it was my last day at work, after a 50—year career. the staff had made me a crown and a velvet cloak to wear. i'm all dressed up like the queen and, er, tony was lying
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