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Drug deaths rise 11% as Scottish figures remain worst in Europe

Drug deaths rise 11% as Scottish figures remain worst in Europe

What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 08:43 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Drug deaths rise 11% as Scottish figures remain worst in Europe”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

The figure for 2025 was 116 higher than the previous year, bringing the total deaths in a decade to more than 11,000.

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