{"id":98589,"date":"2023-08-22T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/daily-podcast-scotlands-drug-epidemic-would-decriminalisation-solve-it\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T21:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:00:38","slug":"daily-podcast-scotlands-drug-epidemic-would-decriminalisation-solve-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/daily-podcast-scotlands-drug-epidemic-would-decriminalisation-solve-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Podcast: Scotland&#8217;s drug epidemic &#8211; would decriminalisation solve it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nHN2WCHupCE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Daily Podcast: Scotland's drug epidemic - would decriminalisation solve it?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nHN2WCHupCE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New data published on the rate of drug deaths in Scotland show they have decreased, after decades of constant rises, but the number is still higher than the rest of Europe.  <\/p>\n<p>Just over 1,000 people in Scotland died as a result of drug misuse in 2022, the lowest number since 2017.  <\/p>\n<p>On the Sky News Daily with Niall Paterson, our Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies combs through the latest figures, while Professor Catriona Matheson, an expert in substance misuse from the University of Stirling, describes possible solutions to reducing deaths further, including decriminalisation.   <\/p>\n<p>Plus, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh details the impact of drug misuse in Scotland. <\/p>\n<p>For more daily podcasts: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/daily-podcast-7580<\/p>\n<p>#scotlanddrugs #scotlanddrugdeaths #skynews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New data published on the rate of drug deaths in Scotland show they have decreased, after decades of constant rises, but the number is still higher than the rest of Europe. 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