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Date of prep: December 2020

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Drug deaths in Scotland highest since records began

15th December 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

1,264 drug-related deaths were recorded in Scotland in 2019, according to statistics published today by National Records of Scotland.

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UK government rejects Scottish illegal drugs policy rethink

8th September 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

A series of recommendations from MPs to address record drug deaths in Scotland have been rejected by the UK government.

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Paramedics to supply take home naloxone

30th January 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Paramedics are to supply to patients at risk of an opiate overdose take-home naloxone as part of a pilot scheme in Glasgow.

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Drug-related deaths involving fentanyl on the increase

5th January 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

A recently published report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has warned of the pharmacology and toxic effects of fentanyl and related analogues. The report says that it can be concluded that fentanyl and fentanyl-analogues present a significant ongoing risk to UK public health.

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Scotland’s drug-deaths highest in Europe

24th July 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

There has been a 27% increase in drug-related deaths registered in Scotland since 2017, figures published recently show. The statistics, published by the National Records of Scotland, provide details of 1,187 drug-related deaths that occurred in Scotland in 2018.

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