Annie Wells said that there were 1,187 drug-related deaths in 2018 ALAMYA Conservative MSP has urged Boris Johnson to make the drug deaths crisis his top priority in Scotland. In a letter to the prime minister, Annie Wells asked Mr Johnson to hold a conference on the issue as soon as possible. The Westminster government announced in October that it would bring experts together in Glasgow before Christmas but it was postponed because of the general election. Ms Wells said: “I lost a neighbour [to drugs]; across Scotland we lost 1,187 people in 2018, and I heard from so many families who lost loved ones in 2019. This year we should be focused on saving lives instead of getting caught up in politics and the usual constitutional blame game.”She said that the drugs meeting could…

Source: The Times January 05, 2020 23:59 UTC