The annual drug death statistics laid bare the human loss of addiction last year.
And relatives fighting to keep their loved ones alive warn they’re also paying a devastating daily price – the “cost of loving” someone in the grip of substance abuse.
One mother from North Berwick says the financial and emotional pressures are immense and many are frustrated by the slow pace of change.
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