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More than 11,000 deaths related to drugs have been recorded in Scotland in the last 10 years, making it the drug death capital of Europe. But what caused this n…
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I’m so tired of the BBC picking on Scotland as some desperate place in superficial news reports always conveniently timed when the country starts the process towards full independence. To say Scotland is the drug death capital of Europe is to ignore all the countries which hide and suppress their own statistical deaths. Eastern European countries have a far worse drug problem than Scotland. And if you’ve ever been to Manchester you’ll know England has its own massive drug problem. What a misleading and irresponsible clickbait title, but we Scots have learned to expect nothing less from the BBC.
hopelessness !..............and undiagnosed ADHD !
Crianças esperança não protege crianças não é uma farça do ocidente global centenas de milhares de crianças são encontradas nos EUA com os socados e arrancado debaixo do pilar da fundação da ONU que uma instituição que visa lucro com a vida humana
Weed is good for ya, I’ve been smoking since I was a young teen, and I don’t drink, no hard drugs. Pot, just pot. It’s medicinal.
God remember your people. The devil is at work. Give your lives to Jesus. He is the only way.
35,000 people died from lung cancer in 2025 in UK. Get your priorities right wtf
Eh, cos <br>A) - we love drugs <br>&<br>B) - the snp have a one track mind. <br><br>That mind being theft.<br><br>And what war on drugs? That was finished last century, drugs absolutely pissed it.
Why not ask. Why do people need drugs in the first place?
What’s with the first trying cannabis and now I want oblivion ?WTF cannabis is not a gateway drug😡 love smoking weed but never ever wanted to forget about my self my past or life . They want oblivion but pot smokers don’t. Really bad reporting MUST TRY HARDER 😡
The SNP have failed us Scots, criminal negligence over 2 decades must be answered for, unfortunately they won't as my people seem to be morons because they keep voting for these people who don't give a crap about us, only their ego's and indy at all costs.
ZERO ANSWERS GIVEN TO THE QUESTION - TOTALLY CRAP REPORTING - WHY IS DEATH DRUG RATE SO HIGH ? <br><br>NO ANSWERS GIVEN WTF
Look at El Salvador - they found a solution that works. Build more prisons and lock up all the drug dealers and gangsters. It's not rocket science. The police know who the dealers are in every town in Scotland and turn a blind eye because they know there aren't enough prison spaces. Too busy investigating people for posting on Facebook.
Death penalty for drug dealers will be problem sorted in 5 years. Teach the kids more about drugs and what it can do to you
Ah yes i mean look at London its perfect. pft
There are clearly issues in some parts of Scotland. It should be poined out though that if you took a similar chunk of population for the north of england the figures eclipse the deaths in Scotland. Its a maths and boundary game, if you look at the UK, Wales and the north of England the situation is not great. So the real question is why are drug deaths in the majority of the UK so bad? Its pretty simple, really the government have almost zero interest anywhere outside the south of England. The social, infrastructure and employment issues come from generations of systematic neglect. They are only interested in the rest of the uk when its time to vote and they make sure the issues in peoples minds are nothing to do with how badly they have been shafted for generations. They take what they want and put nothing back. The labour coal/textiles/pottery/engineering/steel/shipbuilding built Britain. The people that did the actual backbreaking work, and were the brains behind it all, and thier familes were left with nothing when they figured they could do it elsewhere for cheap. Now we are in a terrible state, the social circumstances people find themselves born into are appauling in some parts of the UK. People are simply living desperate lives, loose hope, and take drugs for respite. They are poor, the crap they can afford kills. You want to fix it, a lot of people need stop messing around, stop taking money for nothing and do their f'ing jobs. Never gonna happen.
11,000 in a decade?<br>The US rate of deaths alone is 70,000 a year.<br>But then 80% of all painkillers are consumed in the US.
English cross county Gangs and Scotland categories drug deaths different. Compare apples with apples and it will show England has a worse problem
ANYTHING detrimental to Western nations is INTENTIONAL !!!
Good lad well done. Good production. Thank you.
The right wing parties that rule did it.
Interesting to note that the countries with higher drug deaths tend to be Western countries (1. USA, 2. Scotland, 3. Canada) which, relative to many countries, are more affluent with stronger social safety nets. So can you really link the increased drug deaths to job loss as was suggested in the report?
She was personally against that or at personal level very sorry
If I lived in the Strathclyde area I think I'd want a serious distraction too
legalise all drugs and let the state control health and safety
Poverty
There are more druggies in England than Scotland. The population is small so it looks like a lot. Scotland has always been underfunded by Westminster so they didn't have the services to tackle it - Police, NHS & Councils. <br><br>The drug dealers came from Liverpool, Lancashire and the Midlands mainly. BBC propaganda machine trying to make Scots look bad,
Give 'em enough dope
Scotland number 1 ❤️
Scotland must be talking about independence again.
Why are dealers killing their clients is a salient question. No client, no dealer.
It's not just the fault of politicians. The real fault lies in drug dealers and criminal groups bringing this poison in to the countries.<br>But democrats don't ever bring this fact up.
If alcohol was not as expensive then the £5 drug market would not exist and poly drug use would be less of an issue
So, not like anybody should take my word for it, but I have lived in a few countries by now including major cities in South America, and I mentioning this because this region doesn't go without its own drug abuse problems. I have been in Glasgow for a while, and having spend a fair amount of time in the city centre, one the things that strike the most is the leniency, in here I do not see any type of intervention, people are simply kept in a neverending loop, they are fed, kept warm, and almost encouraged to remain in the same culture of self harm by being provided with more needles and supplies. I am not saying that keeping a person housed or fed is a bad thing, the problem is that it never comes with the other part, the most important one, that is to try and bring this person back to society, to the real world. The mentality here seems to be extremely libertarian and anything other total support is seen as violent oppression, which is not the case. There is definitely a non-understanding of the actual condition of a person that has spiralled out of control, these are not individuals that can be sweet talked into dropping a habit, some amount of tough love will be required, and some of them will not make the through. That is the problem, the problem is that there are large numbers of people perpetuating this culture, talking about how bad drugs are, but not offering any actual solution at the time they block any attempt at seeking a formula to deal with the problem. Beautiful city, beautiful country, amazing people, but there is a problem, and it's real, and that is something people need to start talking about seriously.
So sad😢😢😢
Depression is the reason.
Your short answer is the SNP.
It’s always been known to everyone that taking drugs was both antisocial and a risk to health. Now society is meant to help those who brought harm to society and themselves? Remember, “Just say no”? There would not be a market for the pushers if their supply was rejected. .
only in inverclyde greenock can you be found guilty of causing your babys death ,at the high court ,only to be tagged ,and let out jail ,only to start doing same thing at her mothers house ,whom the social work allowed custody of the guilty persons 3 other children ,should the greenock social work be held responsible if god forbid anything happens to other 3 weans .is it the dealers who deliver cash on delivery or by taxi ,or them all ,
Movin 2 Glasgow rn
The SNP are flipping clueless! They don't care about people dying, they only care about advancing their own agenda. Disgraceful!
My neighbour is a proud Scotsman, but he's not proud enough there though.
If you live here for long enough, you'll understand why.
SNP give social housing to dealers before addicts (family from Aberdeen) I’ve seen it
Just say no kids !!.
To infer that cannabis was a "gateway drug" in one isolated case is why I blame the UK media for those 10,000 deaths more than anyone, if those people had been a part of a legal cannabis culture they wouldn't have been offered heroin by a street dealer in the first place
It’s not
IT'S WHERE ITS LOCATED 😮😮😮😮
Why is Scotland the drug death capital of Europe?<br>probably because its raining all the time
Because Scotland is wet and damp, candida thrives in those conditions, people are affected by it, it creates insatiable wanting...addiction.
Something they will blame england on im sure 😂
The weather. Drug addiction appears to be rampant among the youth in colder countries experiencing poverty. Scotland, Poland, Russia, Alaska etc etc. no good
I'm not surprised - the pubs are so depressing.
Grey buildings, grey sky, rain, poverty. It is a very dull and depressing place. The north of England is the same.
Why? Here's why. Drugs are more lethal than alchohol, now they are much more affordable and available.
At what age do they start on alcohol? Same old casual covert bias against cannabis.
Because whiskey isnt hard enough.
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because of horrible and bad weather is 1000 times worse of beautiful sunny and warm London compared to Glasgow
because of horrible and bad weather is 1000 times worse of beautiful sunny and warm London compared to Glasgow
Under-reporting in England and Wales.
yous blame wrong people ,the communities help but once police catch the dealers they turn them into informants,worse still they dont do a proceed of crimes act on them ,even tho they own boats cars houses ,caravans shops etc ,they allow them keep the ill gotten gains ,housing ass dont evict dealers thats been caught selling from there homes ,how does that serve the local community ,even local papers refuse reports on these crimes ,greenock telegraph ,one worst culprits ,why are they not any investigative reporters working for local papers ,
Oh yeah try and blame cannabis. 🙄
Ah, nothing like the biased BBC sh*tting on Scotland. What are they trying to distract people from? What have the English politicians been up to this time?<br><br>When Scotland gets independence, we can reform drug laws because the Westminster "war on drugs" or punishment model has failed.<br><br>Holyrood spent years having research carried out, speaking to professionals in countries all over the world, finding out what was working and what was helping reduce drug use, drug crime, and what was helping those with addictions. <br><br>The results of this study were shown to Westminster (when the Tories were last in office). They wouldn't even read the report and just said, "Drug laws are reserved."<br><br>The reason Westminster does not want the Scottish government to have the tools to tackle this issue in Scotland is because they like having it as something they can hold up and say "look how badly Holyrood is dealing with the drug deaths in Scotland." Or "look how many junkies are in Scotland." Westminster likes to "other" Scottish people and having drug deaths as an issue in Scotland also let's them hold it up and say to the English public " look how much better than them we are" and "look how well we're running England."<br><br>The reality that unionists and the English fail to acknowledge is that 85% of financial decisions regarding Scotland are made in England by Westminster politicians and forced on Scotland. <br><br>Devolution is an illusion meant to silence us. <br><br>The sooner Scotland gets independence, the better. This unequal union needs to be dismantled, and thankfully, recent polls show that 56% of Scots think the same.<br><br>It's convenient that this "report" is released days after the recent polls, showing that 56% of Scots want independence. <br><br>Scots should never forget that in 2014 the BBC pushed the unionist Westminster narrative. It was biased in favour of the UK and gave that far more time and far more coverage than independence. Look it up. That's a fact. <br><br>The BBC are no friend of Scotland, they work for Westminster and the establishment. <br><br>F*ck Westminster <br>F*ck the BBC <br><br>Let's 🔥 this unequal union to the ground (as in dismantle it)<br><br>Independence for Scotland NOW.
Socialism and poverty
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQD5k-tbKJo&t=29">0:29</a> In what century was this ‘journalist’ born? <br>ALCOHOL is the ‘gateway drug’ you’re groping for. Cannabis is medicine.<br>Try some and sort your head out.
Are you reading?. I am being denied the possibility to help. I am not allowed to participate in the Nobel Prize contest. I know how to help Scotland with the addiction crisis and the rest of the world. I am a recovering addict and psychologist and i am not a fool because I have discovered the nature of addiction. Addiction is sad and humanity will have to be strong to overcome addiction and the difficulties of addiction recovery. First to overcome addiction humanity has to learn God exists. Didn't Spinoza warn humanity?. Spinoza was right and God is not religion. The intelligent creator of the universe is all reality and our life is eternal. God is unforgiving and the life you choose is the life you have. A damaged life is forever part of reality or God's Life. How is it possible that Spinoza couldn't end atheism?. My truth is atheism is a logical fallacy that assumes God is the religious idea of the creator of the creation to conclude wrongly no creator exists because a particular idea of God doesn’t exist. If religion is false doesn’t make atheism true. The mind is flexible and it can be changed. The behavior can be changed. Addiction is the psychology of a liar. Did you understand?. Thank you.
Because the SNP are more bothered about Indy Ref 2 than fixing the drug mess of their country.
Because of progressive socialism
Champions 🏴
It’s the weather
do not go against labour and the king....this is what you got<br>you will be humiliated
Because SNP has been to woke <br>...We need more adverts / information on tv ......<br>Cannabis is NOT SAFE ...so called 'recreational' drugs are not safe ....they appear through media ....it is safe because its 'recreactional' ....We have demonised drink drivers ..yet it appears that media.entertainers.singers producers of dramas .soaps etc suppprt 'hash' ....its ok .it calms you ...boolocks ....<br>Net Zero is the equivilant of the haters of Thatcher and closure of mines.shipyards .heavy industry .....Net Zero has is exactly the same .....men are now gonnad free...If it wasnt true ehy do labour not whinge and whine about mine closures .Milliband would have done the same .....he is doing a mirror to North Sea jobs .....<br>He and Labour are in.bed with Maggie
another hatchet job by the BBC on Scotland lie after lie after lie
I have heard not 1 mention off drugs is reserved to westminster like energy, and VAT.<br>So is the BBC not complicit in mis information as usual.<br>So where are the drugs coming from, ???
The depressing weather must be contributing to this as well
Scotland needs investment. Jobs, docks need openings importing and export goods.
Drugs are here tp stay ,,,,,,I might be more inclusive to take "Hard line legal classification " if Alchohol was up there with the other class "A" s but ,,,,it's not.<br> Policing and crminalising drugs has failed ,,,,,it's worse tgen failed , it's pushed drugs that one would never have taken before , up to the disirable norm ,,,,,Nittozines and fentanyl,,,,,,,would never have caught on if the user could access Pure products,,,,,,I'm Not talking about pharmaceutical diamorphine ,,,,,,,folk's want All the Salts of morph , not just the one in isolation, like in the ampoules ,,,,,,,they want access to Afghan nmbr 3 or Myanmar Nmbr 4 ,,,,,,,its time to stop policing and start controlling, collatting & educating ,,,,,,,,remind folk's these are poisons and teaching them to take infrequently & safely ,,,,,,locking adficts up has failed and the war on drugs has promoted Nittozines and fentanyl <br>Time to take control and stop trying to pretend we're winning and brushing it all under the carpet 🙏😎❤☮ Peace
I was just driving through Scotland and the effluence of the SNP induced me to consume hard drugs and a deep fried mars bar.
I thought drugs policy was ultimately under the control of Westminster and not fully devolved? Could this be an issue letting the English govern Scotland?
Government want to build more rehab places instead of doing a crackdown on drugs. They lost the battle
And that's not even counting the 100,000s of deaths caused by Scotland's number 1 most dangerous drug, the perfectly legal one that is a cornerstone of Scotland's culture and economy: alcohol.
If I lived in Scotland, I would be on drugs.😢
They need to step up policing, community awareness, like should have been, or sadly still needs to be done to protect young women being trafficked. Seems like a crisis due to mass migration and capitalistic greed.
There is definitely a problem in Scotland with respect to the attitude of getting more wasted than the rest of your mates, especially lads. There is also a big problem with it not being cool to work hard and try hard, you're supposed to be happy with staying in your lane and not trying to get out of it. I wised up in my early 20s and knuckled down and got the hell out. It was really a place with no hope. Several of my mates from growing up are dead now, some for decades at that. When i left some of them acted as if they were my overreacting girlfriend... weird.
It's in the dna
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Because the power to make meaningful change that could save lives is reserved at Westminster. Another reason we need independence from Westminster
We have similar problems in BC. I imagine there's a lot of crossover on the "why" of it all. <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026PSSG0011-000138">https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026PSSG0011-000138</a>
Capitalism over wellbeing. Our cities and villages, our historical places are catered to for tourists, not scottish people. My entire village is full of tourist shops, I need to shop online for 99% of what I need & pay tourist tax for food. There are very little events/groups for simply wellbeing for the people, we have lost the knowledge of craft, repair, lost community wellbeing. We still encourage binge drinking & consumerism as a culture, rather than a real culture. There is nothing in society for teenagers, causing them to run rampant on the streets. It's a sad society to live in, its no surprise people turn to drugs and crime. And its always the poor that have to deal with the fallout of it, not the wealthy.
What about abortion in Scotland? Over 16,000 a year! Exaggeration with drugs!
meet the social workers who have been designated to substance misuse and mental health and your answer lies there, they cover up systematic abuse instead of protecting the vulnerable, maybe if they had the same work ethic as drug dealers we would not be in this mess, but whatever way you look at it, all roads go back to Thatcher
Well that "needle" was definitely planted there in the opening shot. You can not prevent fentanyl from coming into the country, legalization with treatment is the only way. I worked in Vancouver, BC Canada's downtown eastside as a paramedic for many years, I know struggles, I've seen the damage, Scotland needs to read some other countries homework instead of going into it blind.
Good on you for getting help. I hope you keep finding good things about yourself. All the very best for your future ❤
Meh, it's not like there's not a mountain of information about the risks of illegal drug use out there. If you're stupid enough to start taking them that's on you. <br><br>How many people died of alcohol and cigarette related use in the same time period? I'd hazard a guess it's way more than 1100. But both of those drugs are still legal.
I seem to recall it was one of if not the worst places in Europe for heroin addiction back in the early 80's.<br>This isn't new.
I injected heroin and crack in the same spoon for 14 years!<br>Clean now 😂, 14 years!<br>But I had to leave the UK and live in a foreign country to do it.
Capitalism.
Legalize it!
Simple really, work and well paid work, a future.
The Scottish "Government" is to blame.<br><br>Especially the SNP.
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