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Drug-related deaths in Scotland are at a record high. Is it time Scotland looked at how other countries are managing problematic drug use?

Tha an àireamh dhaoine ann an Alba a tha a’ bàsachadh ri linn dhrogaichean aig an ìre as àirde a-riamh. Gu dearbha sann an Alba a tha an ìre as àirde san Aonadh ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ch. A bheil an t-àm ann aig Alba eisimpleir dhùthchanan eile air mar a thathas a’ làimhseachadh thrioblaidean le drogaichean a leantainn?

Drug-related deaths in Scotland are at a record high – and the rate is higher than those reported in all other countries in the European Union. Is it time Scotland looked at how other countries are managing problematic drug use?

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Bàs ri linn dhrogaichean ann an Alba

Tha an àireamh dhaoine ann an Alba a tha a' bàsachadh ri linn dhrogaichean aig an ìre as àirde a-riamh - gu dearbha 's ann ann an Alba a tha an ìre as àirde san Aonadh ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ch. Ann an 2017 bha gnothach aig drogaichean ri bàs 934 duine - a dhà uidhir 's a bhàsaich deich bliadhna ron a sin. Nuair a thèid àireamhan 2018 fhoillseachadh as t-samhradh, tha dùil gun èirich am figear gu còrr agus 1,000 duine. A bheil an t-àm aig Alba slighe nas radaigiche a ghabhail agus eisimpleir dhùthchannan eile a leantainn? Chaidh ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ dhan Ã’laind a dh'fhaicinn mar a tha iad a' làimhseachadh thrioblaidean le drogaichean ann an sin.

Drug-related deaths in Scotland

The number of people in Scotland dying from drug overdoses is at a record level. Scotland also has the highest drug death rate in the European Union. Official figures for 2017 show that 934 deaths were drug related - twice as high as the figure recorded ten years previously. When the 2018 figures are published in the summer, it's estimated the number will exceed 1,000. Should Scotland adopt a more radical approach to stem the rise in drug deaths? Eorpa reports from Holland to see how they tackle problematic drug use.

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