MSPs concern over record number of alohol related deaths

Alcohol related deaths highest in 16 years in NHS Lothian

Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, said: “My deepest condolences are with the families and friends across Edinburgh and the Lothian’s who have lost a loved one to alcohol.

“SNP Ministers have made it clear by their actions that supporting people with addictions is not a priority for them, which is why the Scottish Conservatives have called for a Right to Rehab across Scotland.

“Drug and alcohol professionals work very hard to support those with addictions, however services have not been properly funded by SNP Ministers.

“SNP cuts to drug and alcohol partnerships have impacted on alcohol recovery services across Scotland. We need a new approach.

“We urgently need to see the focus switch towards sustainable recovery and long term rehabilitation, to support those who are dealing with addiction.”

Table 6B: Single year figures for alcohol-specific deaths and age standardised rates by current Health Board area1: registered in Scotland, 1979 to 2020		back to contents
	Number of deaths registered
Year	All Scotland2	Ayrshire and Arran	Borders	Dumfries and Galloway	Fife	Forth Valley	Grampian	Greater Glasgow and Clyde	Highland	Lanark-shire	Lothian	Orkney	Shetland	Tayside	Western Isles
1979	389	16	1	4	14	8	27	176	13	41	50	3	0	27	2
1980	369	18	1	6	11	8	15	186	23	28	45	2	2	19	2
1981	348	18	3	4	20	9	23	136	19	32	63	1	1	14	2
1982	355	14	1	4	9	11	23	155	24	37	54	1	1	16	3
1983	351	18	4	4	12	12	21	127	28	40	54	3	0	28	0
1984	369	17	3	10	16	8	25	148	25	33	59	1	0	19	3
1985	395	20	2	7	16	10	33	148	21	42	57	1	3	30	5
1986	384	17	2	4	8	14	31	167	22	36	54	1	0	22	2
1987	384	21	2	7	14	16	18	156	23	36	52	2	1	33	2
1988	427	28	5	7	12	16	26	141	29	60	69	1	2	26	2
1989	449	25	4	9	16	10	21	185	22	30	85	2	2	31	5
1990	436	35	6	4	21	19	39	166	13	34	57	1	5	34	1
1991	431	24	7	9	20	17	35	115	36	46	78	0	6	38	0
1992	410	24	5	6	17	21	37	116	24	55	58	2	6	37	2
1993	451	33	4	8	28	30	35	133	27	50	61	2	1	36	3
1994	550	34	8	9	22	24	37	189	37	65	71	2	3	46	3
1995	627	30	7	11	32	19	44	239	45	58	81	3	1	49	8
1996	775	54	6	10	34	24	56	310	36	74	105	3	2	55	6
1997	861	86	6	14	22	36	49	333

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