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Scotland s drug deaths: 1,339 Scots died in 2020 after drugs misuse

SCOTLAND remains the drug deaths capital of Europe after new statistics revealed 1,339 Scots died from drug misuse in 2020 – the highest annual total since records began in 1996. Statistics from the National Records of Scotland (NRS), published today, show a 5% increase from 2019, when 1,264 Scots died as a result of drug misuse. The data means Scotland continues to have a drug deaths rate more than three and a half times greater than the UK as a whole and higher than any other European country - with 21.2 deaths per 100,000 of the population. More than 10,000 people have now lost their lives to drugs since the SNP came to power. 

Scotland s drug deaths increase as country worst in world for overdoses

Scotland s drug deaths increase as country worst in world for overdoses Official figures show the numbers to die amounted to 1339 during the pandemic. Updated Drug deaths are up by six per cent Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time.More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice

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