New figures show the problem of legal psychoactive drugs may be getting worse.
Hundreds of people have been admitted to hospital across Scotland after taking so-called legal highs in the past five years, according to new figures.
The problem, highlighted in a Scottish Parliament debate last week, may be getting worse, with admissions more than doubling over the last two full years.
Only six health boards could supply numbers, suggesting that the real total could be much higher than the 323 recorded by the NHS since 2009.
NHS Fife was one of those unable to provide data.
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