MORE than a third of Scots who died from illegal drug use did not get any help for their addiction, a report showed yesterday.
The analysis of 432 deaths from overdoses in 2009 found 172 of the users had no contact with treatment services.
One-third were parents and one in 10 were living with a child when they died, according to the research. Almost 90% were under the age of 45.
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