'I attend one funeral a week' Drug deaths in Glasgow hits 'shameful' new record

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'I attend one funeral a week' Drug deaths in Glasgow hits 'shameful' new record
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'Don't massage numbers or change how we look at drug related deaths. Let's change the systems and prevent people dying.'

There was a slight drop acrossGlasgow's shocking drug death toll reached new record as latest numbers revealedNatalie Logan McLean, Chief Executive of recovery group Sisco, said she attends a funeral almost every week as the rate of people dying remains shockingly high.“Our first campaign was three years ago We handed the Drug Deaths Task Force recommendations that would implement immediate change that would be radical, yet they didn't roll them out.

"Change is needed now no more talk shops, no more sitting round tables, no more evaluations. Implement radical change now. "Don't massage numbers or change how we look at drug related deaths. Let's change the systems and prevent people dying."

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