The Scottish Government is under pressure to get to grips with the country's on-going drugs deaths crisis.
Humza Yousaf has repeated his government's belief that all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use in Scotland.
It comes after figures out this week showed there were 1,197 suspected drug deaths between January and December 2023. Speaking at First Minister's Questions, Yousaf gave an "absolute guarantee" that his government would try "innovative approaches" wherever possible. She said the "war on drugs has failed" as she promoted a report outlining measures the Scottish Government believes could be taken now, or through further devolution or independence.But the call was flatly rejected by the UK Government who said "illegal drugs destroy lives and devastate communities".
"It has been four and a half years since the SNP Government declared a drugs death emergency," he said. "In 2022 the Government said it would establish drug checking facilities. But two years on no facilities are open and not a single licence application has been made.
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