Concerns have been raised that new synthetic opioids could send this year’s drug death toll spiralling, after figures showed a fall in deaths last year. ‌

The head of West Lothian’s Health and Social Care Partnership Alison White said “one death is too many" after 2024 figures revealed drug deaths had fallen across Scotland. ‌

But there are early reports suggesting the figures could be worse for 2025. ‌

The National Records for Scotland revealed that, country-wide, Nitazenes were implicated in 76 drug misuse deaths in 2024. This is more than three times the number of deaths in 2023. READ MORE: West Lothian football pitches left covered in rubbish by travellers

Some reports said this week that data from Public Health Scotland suggested that may have doubled this year with nitaz

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