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Shocking report shows lockdown drug deaths in South Lanarkshire

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A shocking report has revealed local drug deaths have more than doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown.A total of 21 people across Lanarkshire are suspected to have lost their lives to drugs since the start of lockdown.This staggering snapshot, for the period March 23 till May 1, is just one third short of the total number of county drug-related deaths for the whole of 2019.Compiled by South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership, the figures are a stark reminder of the harms, dangers and risks associated with illegal drug use.In South Lanarkshire, there was one suspected COVID-19 drug death in the Rutherglen and Cambuslang area, with the highest number (six) in Hamilton, and one in East Kilbride.

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