Scots Drug-Related Deaths Fall Slightly
Scots drug-related deaths fall slightly
There were 581 deaths in 2012 – three fewer than in 2011, said the National Records of Scotland. Heroin potentially caused 38% of deaths, but methadone was implicated in 41% of cases. That figure again led to calls to cut use of the heroin substitute … Read more on BBC News
Calls for review of £100k-a-day methadone programme
David Liddell, director of addictions charity Scottish Drugs Forum, said: “It is entirely right that the review sets problem drug use and treatment in the social context of the hugely significant income and health inequalities which prevail in Scotland … Read more on Scotsman