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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: October to December 2024

Published: 11 March 2025
From: Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, +1 more … Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781836913979

This quarterly report presents Police Scotland management information to provide an indication of current trends in suspected drug deaths in Scotland.

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Public Health Scotland (PHS) compile a Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) Quarterly report of drug-related indicators in order to inform action to prevent drug harms and deaths. This includes weekly data on suspected drug deaths from Police Scotland. The next PHS RADAR Quarterly Report is due for release in April 2025.

The next ‘Suspected drug deaths in Scotland’ report covering deaths to March 2025 will be published in June 2025.

The next annual drug misuse deaths Accredited Official Statistics publication from NRS is due to be released in Summer 2025.

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Email: HSCAnalysisHub@gov.scot

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