Action to tackle alcohol deaths not going far enough, warns group

It comes as the Scotland's alcohol deaths stand at a 15-year high.

Action to tackle alcohol deaths is not going far enough – that’s the warning from 72 organisations calling on urgent commitments from the Scottish Government before next year’s elections.

It comes as the country’s alcohol deaths stand at a 15-year high with charities saying a downward trend from the Covid pandemic has led to a ‘point of crisis’.

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