Scottish drug deaths increased by 7% in summer of 2023, latest figures have revealed.
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) recorded a total of 307 suspected drug related deaths between June and August this year – compared to 286 in the same period in 2022.
The data was gathered by Public Health Scotland with help by Police Scotland.
The average weekly numbers of ambulance service naloxone incidents increased between June and August, with the total number of incidents at 1,298.
The total number of incidents during this time period was 20% lower than the same period in 2021 but 22% higher than in 2022.
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