Drug Deaths in Scotland Soar by 52 Per Cent Over the Last Decade With 581

Drug deaths in Scotland soar by 52 per cent over the last decade with 581
Community safety minister Roseanna Cunningham said: "The Scottish Government is dealing with a legacy of drug misuse which stretches back decades and, as in previous years, the statistics published today show that many of these deaths are older drug … Read more on Scottish Daily Record


Insite survives 10 years on
Studies published in various medical journals including the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine concluded Insite saves lives and health care dollars, reduces disease transmission and does not increase crime or perpetuate active drug use … Read more on Vancouver Courier


Methadone linked to two thirds of drug deaths in West Dunbartonshire
Donnie McGilveray, who manages Dumbarton-based drug counselling service Alternatives, told the Lennox Herald of his sadness at the statistics but said the organisation's own data painted a different picture of the level of methadone use in the area. Read more on Lennox Herald