Scotland’s Drug Problem
Why does Scotland have the worst drug death rate in Europe?
August 22, 2023
33 min
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August 22, 2023
Scotland’s Drug Problem
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Summary
<p>Drugs deaths are falling in Scotland, but it continues to have the worst drug death rate in Europe. </p><p>Scotland editor James Cook has been to Portugal, where they’ve decriminalised drugs for personal use. He’s on to talk about whether its working, and what the UK could learn, with Professor Fiona Measham, chair in criminology at the University of Liverpool.</p><p>And could we be on the verge of a national screening programme for prostate cancer? Health editor Fergus Walsh is in the studio to talk about the disease, which 1 in 8 men suffer from.</p><p>Plus the funniest gag at Edinburgh fringe this year.</p><p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere</p><p>Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Clare Williamson and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.</p><p>00:00 - The Edinburgh Fringe’s funniest gag
03:18 - Why does Scotland have the worst drug death rate in Europe?
22:24 - A potential prostate cancer detection breakthrough</p>
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