Shocking new figures reveal over 1,500 babies born in Scotland with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), exhibiting symptoms like tremors, hyperactivity, and high-pitched crying. Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie calls it a scandal, highlighting the devastating impact of Scotland's drug crisis. The Scottish Liberal Democrats compiled the statistics, emphasizing the urgency to address the issue. Scotland has the highest drug death rate in Europe, with 1,172 deaths last year, a stark reminder of the public health emergency.
Shock new figures have revealed over 1,500 Scots babies have been born addicted to drugs. Symptoms for the tots include uncontrollable trembling, hyperactivity, blotchy skin and high pitch crying.
But John Swinney’s SNP Government has been accused of making a real terms cut to alcohol and drug harm prevention funding in the draft Budget. More people die from substance abuse per head of population in Scotland than anywhere else in Europe. Last year, 1,172 Scots died from drugs - up 121 on the previous twelve months. There were just 244 deaths in 1996 when comparable records began.
“Nicola Sturgeon cut the budget for drug and alcohol services and predictably this meant some services closing their doors and valuable expertise being lost. The current budget proposed by John Swinney risks making the same mistake again. I don’t want to see future generations still struggling with drug misuse. It’s time to turn the page and invest in local services which are best placed to intervene to stop lives from being lost and new lives starting dependent on substances.
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