{"id":382369,"date":"2026-09-26T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-scotland-the-drug-death-capital-of-europe-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:13","slug":"why-is-scotland-the-drug-death-capital-of-europe-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-scotland-the-drug-death-capital-of-europe-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Scotland the drug death capital of Europe? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XQD5k-tbKJo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Scotland the drug death capital of Europe? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XQD5k-tbKJo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 11,000 deaths related to drugs have been recorded in Scotland in the last 10 years, making it the drug death capital of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>But what caused this national crisis?<\/p>\n<p>BBC Scotland\u2019s James Cook takes a look at the complex and interlinked issues that have caused it.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Scotland #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 11,000 deaths related to drugs have been recorded in Scotland in the last 10 years, making it the drug death capital of Europe. 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