GET ON WITH ENDING DRUG DEATH SHAME
Daily Record|September 12, 2024
Ian Murray says Scots Government must take the blame for rising toll
PAUL HUTCHEON
GET ON WITH ENDING DRUG DEATH SHAME

SCOTTISH Secretary lan Murray has urged the SNP government to "get on" with cutting the number of drug deaths.

The Labour Cabinet minister said everyone has a role to play in tackling the tragedy but believes the buck stops with the SNP because health is devolved to Holyrood.

A statement is expected to be made today by the government on the nation still having the highest rate of drug deaths in western Europe.

Figures showed an increase of 121 deaths from 2022 to 1172 last year.

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