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Scots drug dealers are brazenly selling crystal meth, cocaine and cannabis on classified ads site Craigslist - by listing drugs under the guise of power tools and crockery.

Scotland is establishing a 'whole family workforce' to tackle drug and alcohol harms in Scotland.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSThis marks the highest total since 2008.In Renfrewshire, the rolling five-year average remains at 43, meaning the latest is in line with the previous year's total.This NRS report presents mortality rates for deaths from causes known to be exclusively caused by alcohol consumption.Most alcohol-specific deaths were of people in their 50s and 60s.Deaths in the most deprived areas were four times more than those in the least deprived areas.Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs, which runs a drug and alcohol helpline for people impacted by substance abuse has warned more people will lose their lives as the country recovers from the pandemic if more is not done to help.Justina Murray, CEO of

link!They also witnessed a 111 per cent increase in people getting in touch with concerns over alcohol use.Startling figures were initially revealed in the charity’s; Lockdown and Beyond – A COVID Insights Report, released in December, and their figures for January show little change.Justina Murray, CEO of SFAD, said: “In December, we really thought we were turning a corner in terms of months of lockdowns and restrictions, and the distressing impact this has had on families affected by a loved one’s alcohol or drug use.

Health campaigners have blasted “dangerous” Scottish Tory plans for early morning booze shopping during the Coronavirus pandemic.