Drug deaths

The latest reports (26 August) on Scottish drug deaths make grim reading, with 613 drug- related deaths in 2014 representing a 16 per cent increase. This proves that the way we handle drug addiction in Scotland  simply isn’t working.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Aug 2015, 01:23 BST

Unless there is a more radical approach, moving towards registering known addicts and prescribing drugs through the NHS system, we will continue to see these deaths increase.

Dennis Forbes  Grattan

Mugiemoss Road

Aberdeen

NHS