02 September 2023 02 Sep 2023

A new report has shown drug-related deaths have declined by a small amount in Scotland (National Records of Scotland, 2023). The statistics demonstrate that in 2022 there were 1051 deaths due to drug misuse in Scotland, which is 279 deaths fewer than in 2021 and the lowest number of drug misuse deaths since 2017. The change between 2021 and 2022 is the largest year on year decrease on record.