When Is Scotland's Drug Deaths Day of Remembrance?


Favor (Faces and Voices of Recovery) say drug addicts in some parts of the country have waited years and died before they could secure treatment. 

The latest Scottish figures show that 1,330 people lost their lives to drug misuse in 2021 - the second highest annual total on record.

Strangely enough I don't recall SNP ministers championing a Drug Deaths Day of Remembrance.

I wonder why - could it be the issue is way down the SNP's list of priorities?
 




Taxi Driver Day of Remembrance (November 21, 2022)

With the murder rate amongst taxi drivers standing at an astonishing 8 per 100,000 what I'd like to know is:

When are we having a Taxi Driver Day of Remembrance?



 

Laughable and Insulting (November 20, 2022)

The Welsh Parliament's attempt to exploit the language of remembrance for the trans lobby is laughable and insulting especially to those with families and loved ones who fought in real conflicts including the fight against fascism and Hitler. 


 

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