Drug hospitalisations down
Figures have shown that in 2010, 828 people were rushed to hospital after suffering either short-term or long-term effects of substances.
That is significantly lower than the year before, and the lowest since 2005.
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Hide AdThe statistics released by ISD Scotland - the country's official gatherer of health data - will give cheer to public health chiefs who have worked hard to reduce the number of people abusing drugs.
Last year 933 patients - nearly three a day - were in hospital because of substance abuse, sparking fears that the problem in Edinburgh was spiralling out of control.
All four local authority areas experienced a drop, although Edinburgh's was the greatest.