Elena reaffirmed the Scottish Government’s focus on measures to tackle alcohol abuse, as the latest statistics show a small rise in deaths caused by alcohol.
The figures, published by National Records of Scotland, found that there were 1,276 alcohol-specific deaths registered in Scotland in 2022 – an increase of two per cent (31) on 2021. Female deaths rose by 31 to 440, with male deaths unchanged at 836.
Visiting a Managed Alcohol Programme (MAP) pilot in Glasgow, which provides people experiencing homelessness and long-standing alcohol dependency with a regular dose of alcohol in an accommodation-based project, Elena said, “Every life lost is a tragedy, and my sympathy goes to all those affected by the loss of a loved one through alcohol.
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