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Daily Record
National
Ryan Thom

Alcohol deaths in Ayrshire on rise as health and care chiefs react to grim figures

Alcohol deaths in Ayrshire are on the rise amid a national crisis on booze fatalities during the Covid pandemic.

New figures show that 91 people died in the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region in 2021 – an increase of four from 2020.

The concerning stats on alcohol-specific deaths paint a grim picture in East Ayrshire where deaths increased by seven from 23 to 30.

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