Flip News — drug deaths news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/drug-deaths/ The latest Flip News stories on drug deaths. en-GB Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:45:09 GMT Scotland drug deaths rise 11% as powerful synthetic opioid nitazenes implicated in 247 deaths https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/scotland-nitazenes-drug-deaths-surge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/scotland-nitazenes-drug-deaths-surge/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT National Records of Scotland figures show 1,133 drug-use deaths in 2025, up 11%, with nitazenes implicated in 247 deaths and cocaine in 589, as the minister warns of an 'increasingly toxic and unpredictable drugs supply'. Sarah Whitfield Scotland drug deaths nitazenes cocaine Maree Todd NRS The Guardian