Methadone linked to big rise in Scottish drug deaths / Guardian, 8 October 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2185761,00.html
Ian Sample
"Scottish police forces recorded a dramatic rise in drug-related deaths last year, prompting fears that substance abuse is spiralling out of control. Official figures published today reveal the number of deaths from heroin, morphine and other drugs rose to 374 in 2006, an increase of 42% on the previous year."