Scottish Minister urges UK to support public health approach to drug misuse following Drug Deaths Taskforce report

1st August 2022Keith Potter, Editor, Policing Insight

As latest figures confirm that Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related fatalities in Europe, the country’s Minister for Drugs Policy has urged the UK Government to back a public health approach to substance misuse as set out recently by the Scottish Drugs Death Taskforce – rather than the punishment-focused white paper on recreational drug users – as Policing Insight’s Keith Potter reports.

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Scottish Minister urges UK to support public health approach to drug misuse following Drug Deaths Taskforce report

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