Glasgow & West – Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Glasgow & West – Tuesday, August 9, 2011 – Dying for drugs – Scotland is Europe’s addiction capital with seven times more drug deaths than anywhere else. In other news: a teenager is detained here after allegedly using Facebook to encourage rioting in Glasgow; Every police force in Scotland is investigating the disappearance of an Ayrshire man who posted his keys to his wife days after he was last seen; and in sport, the SFA has confirmed that St Mirren park will be the home of all Scotland under 21 fixtures for the 2013 European championship qualifying campaign. This is an international version that may have been edited for rights reasons.

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