Scottish churches face drugs crisis around them

20 Schemes  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Oct 2023
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Scottish churches face drugs crisis around them

A church-planting and revitalisation project in Scotland is facing the daily reality of drug misuse in its ministry.

A recent report released by National Records of Scotland showed that the number of people who died due to drug misuse last year in Scotland had fallen by 279 deaths to its lowest in five years – 1,051.

It is the first significant drop following several years during the pandemic, when record highs were reported.

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