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Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland have fallen, but the rate is still one of the highest in western and central Europe, an NHS report has said.
Mortality rates have come down by 25% since 2003, but were still nearly twice as high as in England and Wales, according to the publication.
And deaths linked to drink were more than two-and-a-half times higher than in the early 1980s.
Ministers have taken action to try to tackle the problem.
It included the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing, due to come into force next year, which is currently being challenged in the courts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20581078
Mortality rates have come down by 25% since 2003, but were still nearly twice as high as in England and Wales, according to the publication.
And deaths linked to drink were more than two-and-a-half times higher than in the early 1980s.
Ministers have taken action to try to tackle the problem.
It included the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing, due to come into force next year, which is currently being challenged in the courts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20581078