Etizolam is sold to addicts as a cheaper form of valium, costing as little as £1 a pill.

The latest available statistics have revealed the drug is responsible for more deaths in the Lothians than heroin.

Freedom of Information request figures show a 30% rise in the number of people being admitted to A&E across NHS Lothian after overdosing on the drug.

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