Skip to main content
Highest alcohol deaths in 15 years a ‘national scandal,’ says Scottish Labour
Edinburgh off-licence

SCOTTISH Labour has branded the latest alcohol death toll a “national scandal” as numbers climb to their highest in 15 years. 

The nation’s poorest are more than 4.5 times more likely to succumb.

Latest figures released by the National Record of Scotland show 1,277 people had an alcohol-related death in 2023, up from 1,276 in 2022.

Morning Star call for advertising
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Unite members take part in a day of action for Energy4All in
Britain / 1 April 2025
1 April 2025
Energy giants rake in half a trillion pounds out of people’s misery, campaigners warn
Commuters walking past a ScotRail train at Edinburgh's Waver
Britain / 31 March 2025
31 March 2025
Similar stories
Alcohol for sale in an Edinburgh off-licence
Britain / 30 September 2024
30 September 2024
Edinburgh off-licence
Britain / 23 April 2024
23 April 2024