Sarwar Wants To Take Action On National Scandal Of Drug Deaths
Scottish Labour has pledged to take action on Scotland’s “national scandal” of drug deaths. Party leader Anas Sarwar accused the SNP of “shameful inaction” after data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed an estimated 7,300 people have died from suspected or confirmed drug deaths since a public health emergency was declared in 2019. Mr Sarwar said: “The number of people dying from drugs in Scotland is nothing short of a national scandal. “The […]