Suspected drug death figures are based on Police Scotland information not confirmed through toxicology.
Labour has renewed calls for the Scottish Government to scrap planned cuts to drug and alcohol services in light of a "heartbreaking" rise in drug deaths.
Suspected drug deaths are reported based on Police Scotland management information and are not confirmed through toxicology. He added: "Every single one of these deaths was preventable, and each one is a tragedy. This is a national emergency and the SNP need to start treating it as one. Drugs minister Angela Constance extended her "deepest sympathy to all those affected by the loss of a loved one through drugs".
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