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1,172 people died in Scotland in 2023 - up 121 on the previous 12 months .
Opiates/opioids - such as heroin, morphine and methadone - were the most common drugs.
Scotland continues to have a far higher rate of recorded drug misuse deaths than other European nations, including other parts of the UK .
Glasgow and Dundee had the highest rates of drug misuse.
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