A spokesperson for West Lothian’s Alcohol and Drugs Partnership said any death from drugs “was one too many”
New figures for drug deaths in Scotland revealed that 31 people in West Lothian died of drug misuse in 2023 - one less than the year before.
National Records for Scotland figures show that only East Lothian had fewer deaths, 20, than other neighbouring council areas. In West Lothian the number was dramatically less than Edinburgh , South Lanarkshire , North Lanarkshire and Falkirk . “All services working in the local area continue to work together alongside communities to improve our services and tackle the wider inequalities that lead to drug deaths.
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