Campaigners are set to stage a protest outside the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh on Thursday as official figures on the amount of drug deaths in the country are to be released.
The Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) charity will stage the protest as part of an ongoing campaign for better access to rehabilitation services for those exposed for addiction. The number of people dying from drugs in Scotland has increased over the last 15 years with the country having one of the highest number of fatalities in western Europe.
The Daily Record reports that Nicola Sturgeon promised action and her government has appointed a dedicated minister to oversee the response. Scottish Labour today warned that drug deaths are continuing to "devastate" families ahead of the new NRS report on drug-related deaths in 2021.
