Scotland has a drugs problem – and it’s called Westminster | Simon Jenkins

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A spike in deaths shows the failure of centralised policies, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Scotland’s drug mortality rate cannot be shelved as just another misery statistic. It has risen by 27% in a year and is three times England and Wales’s rate, 50 times Portugal’s and higher even than that of the United States. Westminster is clearly deaf to this tragedy. There is only one solution. Declare it Scotland’s problem. Let Scotland decide what to do.

 

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No Mr Jenkins. It's called nae good waster bastards who CHOOSE to inject this shite into their veins. THEIR fault. Not Westminsters. There's LOADS of people from the same housing estates who CHOOSE NOT to do drugs nosympathy takeresponsibiity

No, its called Scotland ....

Yes, it does. But it also reports differently to RoUK, sothe number look worse than they actually are. A little research would have shown you this:

I would say that Scotland's drug problem is the responsibility of Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon! Why say you otherwise?!? 🙄

Scotland needs to stop blaming London for its every failure to adequately care for its own population. It stopped being convincing many years ago and just looks like a petulant teenager stamping its foot because it's been caught masturbating.

Have they been buying all the coke again?

Thank you for this article simonjenkins4, it is spot on.

It's called Prohibition doesn't work more like...

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