Deaths caused by alcohol at highest level since 2008 in Scotland

1,190 alcohol-specific deaths in 2020 raise fears Covid has undermined progress with minimum pricing Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland rose to their highest level in more than a decade in 2020, amid warnings that the pandemic has undermined progress made with the country's world-leading minimum unit-pricing policy. There were 1,190 alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland in 2020, an increase of 17% from 2019 and the highest number regis...