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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca McCurdy

Drug deaths in Scotland fall by 1% – but remain second highest on record

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The number of people dying a drug-related death in Scotland has fallen for the first time since 2013, official statistics show.

Some 1,330 people lost their lives from drugs misuse in 2021 – nine fewer that the previous year, according to the latest figures published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS).

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