Joseph Silke

Scotland’s drug deaths are a national disgrace – but there is a clear way forward

One public health emergency has gripped the headlines over the past 18 months, but there is a second crisis that new statistics have starkly illustrated. The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has reached a shameful new record yet again, exacerbated by the hardship of the pandemic, with the most deprived areas suffering the most. […]