Drug Deaths In Scotland

[MissTerious2]

Just why is this happening?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64785030

I admit know very little about Scotland, its politics, etc. But those are shocking statistics.

[andy-hughes]

MissTerious - Apologies for going off-thread.

On my view, and I am culturally stereotyping here, I believe the Scottish temperament and character can lend itself to excess indulgence and addiction, especially in the lower social stratospheric of its society.

[Redhelen72]

I was going to give an opinion but after reading AH's response I will not even bother!

[MissTerious2]

Apologies not needed. Thanks for your answer. We all go off thread ;0).
I must admit in my very last job I was dealing with a lot of Glaswegian construction workers on the telephone. Apart from the fact that I could never understand their language, they were a very angry lot. But that's my only knowledge of the Scottish temperament!

[MissTerious2]

Please give your opinion Red!! ............... Lottie runs and hides......

[youngmafbog]

AH, you seriously think Class A are worse than alcohol?

Just out of interest do you
a) Partake of alcohol
b) Partake of Heroine or Meth or anything (or would you if it was legal)?

[Redhelen72]

I think AH last comment was nothing beyond ignorant!

[perseverer]

(With apologies, A-H,) stratum perhaps, stratosphere tends to be high

[barry1010]

Helen, if I were a mod I'd have deleted it

[Redhelen72]

I personal opinion is that Scotland for many decades was ignored by the rest of the UK (and by that I mean England) and its only been since the money started increasing from UK that industry has increased in Scotland.
Now there is more money they are playing catch up.
As I said this is my personal view on the matter and no links to back it up just what I have seen from growing up there and visiting relatives after we moved.

[MissTerious2]

Stereotyping is not good Helen, although I admit that I wouldn't like to come face to face with those builders!!

[Redhelen72]

Barry Mods are not interested in deleting posts like that.

[andy-hughes]

Barry - Posts are deleted because they contravene Site Rules, not because you happen to disagree with then.

[andy-hughes]

Red - It's not a matter of not 'being interested', the post does not contravene Site Rules.

[barry1010]

I think negative stereotyping of any class of people, by nationality, race, gender or religion is offensive

[ToraToraTora]

barry: "Many of these deaths are older people who got in to drugs, especially heroin, in the 90s and before and have suffered ever since. " - yeah they watched Ewan McGregor climbing into a toilet in Trainspotting and thought, "wow I gotta get me soma dat"!

[MissTerious2]

Red, would that affect the huge gap in drug deaths?

[barry1010]

Never saw the film so can't comment

[Redhelen72]

I don't know MissT - as I said its not based on anything other than what I have witnessed growing up.

[Redhelen72]

In the 90's there was a huge problem with poverty and people trying to escape it by making use of cheap drugs.
I suppose now that addiction is playing catch up

[MissTerious2]

It's only in recent years that I watched Train Spotting.