SCOTTISH First Minister John Swinney has launched a new £36.9 million fund aimed at shaking off Scotland’s title as drugs deaths capital of Europe.In 2024, the last full year for which statistics are available, 1,017 died drug-related deaths in Scotland, bringing the total to 10,884 people in a decade.While 2024 saw a 13 per cent fall, it still left Scotland with 191 deaths per million — the highest rate in Europe for the seventh year in a row.

SCOTTISH First Minister John Swinney has launched a new £36.9 million fund aimed at shaking off Scotland’s title as drugs deaths capital of Europe.

In 2024, the last full year for which statistics are available, 1,017 died drug-related deaths in Scotland, bringing the total to 10,884 people in a decade.

While 2024 saw a 13 per cent fall, it still left Scotland with 191 deaths per million — the highest rate in Europe for the seventh year in a row.

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