Scotland among world’s worst for drug abuse

A new study has revealed Scotland has some of the worst drug abuse rates in the world, and the situation is getting worse. The international survey by the UN includes results from 200 countries, and shows greater per-head use of heroin, ecstasy and cocaine in this country than almost any other.
Shocking figures show that almost 4% of the population is regularly using the class A drug cocaine – the highest rate recorded anywhere.
Around 1.5% of Scots adults inject or smoke opiates – almost three times the world average.

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