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Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020

Shared by Edie - 2 August 2021
Originally posted by Edie - 2 August 2021

In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.

This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.

Other key findings show:

  • The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there were 4½ times as many deaths in 2020 compared with 2000.
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