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Twelve Dumfries and Galloway residents lose their lives to drugs in just three months

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A further 12 people in Dumfries and Galloway have lost their lives to drugs.The most recent figures show as many as 38 people in the region are believed to have died as a result of substance abuse in the first nine months of the year, compared to 29 in the whole of 2020.Dumfries and Galloway Alcohol and Drug Partnership say there is no single reason for the increase.Chairman Penny Halliday said: “Deaths through drugs are preventable, so any loss of life is a matter of huge regret.“However, numbers of suspected drug-related deaths this year saw a notable increase over 2020, and we have been asking everyone to do what they can to address what continues to be a deeply concerning situation.“We know that people are taking different drugs in

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