Scotland: alcohol deaths at 15-year high

National Records of Scotland latest annual statistics show that alcohol has overtaken drug misuse as a direct cause of death in Scotland: 1,276 alcohol-specific deaths in 2022, up by 31 on 2021 and the highest since 2008. DB Recovery+ News repeats: disinvesting in rehab, alongside legalisation lobbying disinformation, increase drug and alcohol deaths.