Alcohol-related death rates in Lanarkshire have increased by 40 per cent since last year
iOS - Android The number of deaths in the Lanarkshire health board region increased 40 per cent, representing the sharpest rise in Scotland. Dr Adam Brodie, NHS Lanarkshire’s clinical director for addictions, told Lanarkshire Live : “Every life lost through alcohol use is a tragedy and the knock-on effects on the people who know and care for the deceased are deeply traumatic for all those affected.