Poverty, poor housing and a lack of job opportunities need tackled to fix Scotland's drug deaths

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Scotland's drug deaths record shames us all. ‌

We have the worst record in Europe and, despite a bit of progress in recent years, the latest figures are showing a steady rise again. Since the SNP pledged to make drug treatment a priority in 2021, thousands more lives have been needlessly lost. ‌

A new wave of drugs hitting the street means trouble, with nitazenes , 100 times stronger than heroin, deadlier than anything we have seen before. There have been measures put in place, such as a new drug consumption facility in Glasgow, which are saving lives. But there are still widespread problems in getting enough support in place for addicts. ‌

The SNP government has been true to its word and put money into community drug programmes . But the truth is too many addict