Schottland. Scottish drug deaths up by 11 per cent

Schottland. Scottish drug deaths up by 11 per cent

There were 1,133 drug-related deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland (NRS) last year, an 11 per cent increase on 2024.

The overall average age of death was 46. The rate of drug deaths among males rose by nearly 20 per cent compared to 2024, but deaths among females fell by 5 per cent. The death rate per 100,000 people is now 21.4 – four times higher than in 2000 when records began. 

Nitazenes were implicated in almost 250 deaths, with etonitazene – the most common nitazene – implicated in 215. (Drink and Drugs News, UK, 23.09.2026)

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