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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Figures reveal 1,500 drug-addicted babies born in Scotland since 2017

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A person takes a shot of methadone. Scotland has the highest per capita drug deaths in Europe. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Opposition parties have called for a significant increase in addiction funding in Scotland after it emerged that more than 1,500 drug-addicted babies have been born in recent years.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats said data from the country’s health boards showed that around 200 babies were born each year with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a sign their mother was taking addictive drugs or abusing alcohol during pregnancy.

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