Action call over alcohol-related death rise
Daily Record|March 29, 2023
LEADING health experts have called on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to address the alcohol crisis in Scotland.
VIVIENNE AITKEN
Action call over alcohol-related death rise

Figures out yesterday from Public Health Scotland show that at the end of last year 5029 people had been referred for a problem use of alcohol - a drop of 5.5 per cent from June 2021 when there were 6167. But the most recent figure for alcohol-related deaths showed a five per cent rise, to 1245.

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