Deaths caused by alcohol at highest level since 2008 in Scotland

After annual increases between 2012 and 2018, the number of alcohol-specific deaths fell by 10% in 2019. Photograph: Dulin/Getty Images/RooM RF

After annual increases between 2012 and 2018, the number of alcohol-specific deaths fell by 10% in 2019. Photograph: Dulin/Getty Images/RooM RF

source https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/17/deaths-caused-by-alcohol-at-highest-level-since-2008-in-scotland