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Drug deaths in Inverclyde have hit a new record for the second year in a row

DRUG deaths in Inverclyde have hit a new record for the second year in a row and are now among the worst in the whole country. Last year a total of 33 people tragically lost their lives to the scourge, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland Almost all of them were accidental overdoses and the majority included a mix of heroin, methadone and the deadly street sedative benzodiazepine. Inverclyde is only behind the cities of Glasgow and Dundee for average number of deaths. With the crisis expected to escalate again next year following the impact of Covid-19, local health and social care bosses have been awarded £160,000 to put a trial in place to increase the use of Naloxone, a medication which can reverse the effects of an overdose.

Scotland s drug deaths increase as country worst in world for overdoses

Scotland s drug deaths increase as country worst in world for overdoses Outrage over Scottish Government s inability to turn the tide of deaths and get people in treatment. Updated Drug deaths are up by six per cent Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Scotland s failure to tackle our drug crisis has been confirmed - up six cent on the worst death rate in the world the previous year.

Drug-related deaths: Dundee records 72 deaths in 2019

Drug-related deaths: Dundee records 72 deaths in 2019 Updated: December 17, 2020, 11:02 am © DC Thomson Drug deaths across Tayside are among the worst in Europe – for the second year running. A report out today by National Records Scotland (NRS) revealed 118 drugs deaths occurred across Tayside in 2019, an increase of nine from the previous year. In total there were 1,264 drug-related deaths registered in Scotland in 2019, 6% (77) more than in 2018. This was the largest number ever recorded, and more than double that of ten years earlier. Tayside health boards statistics were among the top five areas in Scotland with the largest increase over the last decade – with an annual average increase of 52 deaths.

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