But it's still hard to see what impact policy is having on people living in the most deprived areas, where long- standing inequalities remain. 1 National Records of Scotland, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/small-decrease-in-drug- death-figures 2 National Records of Scotland, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/small-decrease-in-drug-death-figures 3 National Records of Scotland, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/small-decrease-in-drug-death-figures 4 National Records of Scotland, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/small-decrease-in-drug-death-figures 5 Audit Scotland, News Release, 8 March 2022, https://www.audit- scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2022/briefing_220308_drugs_alcohol_pr.pdf 2 CJ/S6/23/9/1 HSCS/S6/23/11/1 SJSS/S6/23/8/1 Drug and alcohol data is not good enough, and there is a lack of transparency about how money is being spent and allocated.