drop they have ever seen since they started compiling figures in this way back in the 1990s. it still means that a lot of people are dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. this is still a big problem, and according to the information put out by the mrs today, the death rate in scotland is still 2.7 times higher than for the uk as a whole, so it is still a big problem. but the scottish government, i think, problem. but the scottish government, ithink, will argue today that they are making progress in the policies that they have been applying to try to reduce drug deaths and drug harm in scotland. and those policies you talk about, the country has tried lots of different policies and initiatives to try to curb drug taking, for example decriminalising drugs for personal use, what are the ramifications of that?- personal use, what are the ramifications of that? that is one ofthe ramifications of that? that is one of the things ramifications of that? that is one of the things that
national records of scotland, which compiles these figures, they say that s the biggest drop they ve ever seen since they started compiling figures in this way back in the 1990s. it still means that a lot of people are dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. this is still a big problem and, according to the information put out by the mrs today, the death rate in scotland is still 2.7 times higher than for the uk as a whole. so it s still a big problem, but the scottish government, i think, will argue today that they re making progress in the policies that they ve been applying to try to reduce drug deaths and drug harm in scotland. those policies you talk about, james, the country s tried lots of different policies and initiatives to try to curb drug taking, for example, decriminalising drugs for personal use. what are the ramifications of that? well, that is one of the things that
eight white men so there is a real need for a targeted approach here. fergus walsh, thank you. new figures show there has been a marked decrease in the number of people dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. scottish ministers will view it as a vindication of their policies to reduce the harms caused by drugs, but in 2021, the latest year for which figures can be compared, the death rate in scotland was still 2.7 times the uk average. our correspondentjames shaw has more on the figures on drug use in scotland. it really is very striking, frankie. what we can see is that the total number of people who died as a result of drug misuse last year was 1,051. that compares to 1,330 the year before, 2021, a drop of 279. now that is a big drop.
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the number of people who died due to drug misuse in scotland last year fell to the lowest level for five years. new figures released by the national records of scotland show 1,051 people died of drug misuse in 2022. that s 279 fewer deaths than the previous year. it s the first significant drop following several years of record high totals. the glasgow city council area had the highest rate of drug misuse deaths over a five year period, closely followed by dundee city. however, drug misuse remains a big issue in scotland. it continues to have the worst drug death rate in the uk and the rest of europe. let s discuss further. let s talk to anne marie ward, ceo of faces and voices of recovery a uk wide charity based in glasgow. good to talk to you about this important issue. first, let me get