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© Scott Baxter/ DCT Media Initiatives to supply naloxone kits are among those being considered for the funding from Aberdeen City Alcohol & Drugs Partnership. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen schemes which tackle the effects of alcohol and drug abuse could be in line for a major cash boost. A £150,000 fund has been launched for projects across the city – with a public vote helping to decide the final sums...

Health bosses estimate around 2,600 people are currently using opioids problematically. The addictive drugs include heroin, methadone, morphine and other powerful prescription painkillers. Across Scotland, the number of drug-related deaths has increased almost every year in the last two decades – culminating in the largest number ever recorded in 2019 – 1,264. It was more than double the figure recorded only five years prior. Aberdeen authorities have now announced plans for more of the council’s 8,000 public-facing staff to be trained to give out naloxone medication, which can temporar...