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Mark McGivern

Scotland's drug deaths taskforce calls for major funding to tackle addiction in scathing report

The final report of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce has called for a major cash injection amid “woefully inadequate” funding during our drug death emergency.

After three years of research and deliberations, the Drug Deaths Taskforce delivered a scathing report on the lack of money to deliver on the promises made in previous years.

The 145 page report outlines 10 key principles and 20 recommendations which are underpinned by 139 actions to tackle the drug related deaths explosion - which led to 1,339 deaths last year alone..

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