Next, the Labour leaders are asked about reducing the number of drugs deaths in Scotland.Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said there is a 'a health emergency' in Scotland around this.'One thing that we cannot escape from is we have the exact same drugs laws in every part of the UK, but we have three times the number of drug deaths here in Scotland.
'He argues that Scotland needs to 'reverse the cuts to the alcohol and drug partnerships, we have to get more investment in the rehabilitation beds that were promised by the SNP and not delivered, and we have got to make sure we are supporting those communities around, for example, family breakdowns, those who have mental health crises, lack of access to employment, lack of access to adequate levels of housing'.