The number of alcohol-related deaths in the region has fallen in 2021 - but still remained at its second-highest point since 2009.
New figures from the National Records of Scotland have revealed a total of 57 deaths linked to alcohol in the Forth Valley health board area, down from the record high of 70 reported for 2020.
The latest toll matches the same number of alcohol deaths reported in Forth Valley in 2011, 2013 and 2018.