\n Cambridge Street was cordoned off by police at Cowcaddens shortly after 8pm on Monday, September 8, following reports that a group of people had taken unwell\u00a0in the area.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is understood that the incident is being treated as \u2018drugs-related\u2019 by officers.\n<\/p>\n
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\n Police confirmed that a 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene; his next of kin is aware.\n<\/p>\n
\n The cause of the man\u2019s death is not yet known but the Glasgow Times understands that drugs are thought to be involved.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, a 37-year-old man was rushed to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.\n<\/p>\n
\n A 38-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man were also treated by paramedics at the scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n READ NEXT:\u00a0Probe found death of teen could have been prevented<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n \n Cambridge Street reopened to traffic at around 9.30pm, however, part of the area remained closed early on Tuesday, September 9, while investigations took place.\n<\/p>\n \n Images captured by the Glasgow Times<\/strong> showed CID officers carrying what appeared to be evidence bags while photographing the scene.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Their investigation appeared to be focused on a stairway on the street next to the Farmfoods store.\n<\/p>\n \n The area has since fully reopened, and a probe to establish the full circumstances of the incident remains ongoing.\n<\/p>\n \n However, officers stated that there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.\n<\/p>\n \n READ NEXT:\u00a0Trauma team rushed to two separate incidents on Glasgow’s M80<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n \n A Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cAround 8.10pm on Monday, September 8, 2025, officers were called to a report of a group of people having taken unwell on Cambridge Street, Glasgow.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cEmergency services attended, and a 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin is aware.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cA 37-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition. A 38-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man were treated by ambulance staff at the scene.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cEnquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances, but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n @glasgowtimes<\/a><\/p>\n \n Detectives have been pictured scouring the scene of an incident in Glasgow city centre<\/a>. Full story, visit www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/\n <\/p>\n \u266c original sound – Glasgow Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n READ NEXT:\u00a0Investigation launched following incident near Glasgow<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n Elsewhere, concerns have been raised over a group of \u2018extremely potent\u2019 synthetic opioids that have been widely detected across Scotland.\n<\/p>\n \n Last month, Public Health<\/a> Scotland (PHS) issued a rapid action drug alerts and response (RADAR) alert for nitazenes, a category of new synthetic opioids (NSOs), that can be \u2018hundreds of times more potent\u2019 than heroin.\n<\/p>\n \n According to PHS, nitazenes are class A drugs and are often mis-sold as other drugs, including oxycodone, heroin, and benzodiazepines.\n<\/p>\n \n They are the most commonly detected NSOs in Scotland and have been found in both street drugs and fake medicines, sometimes in packaging that looks like genuine pharmaceutical products.\n<\/p>\n \n PHS noted that they have been detected in paper, powder, and tablet form. In Scotland, they are most commonly found in heroin.\n<\/p>\n \n However, due to the limited testing of drugs in circulation across the country, PHS states that the presence of nitazenes is \u2018likely under-reported\u2019 and there is said to be a \u2018significant\u2019 risk they may appear in the wider drugs supply.\n<\/p>\n \n In November 2024, the drug was discovered in the Greater Glasgow area. The substances were found in fake medication sold as Diazepam, a class-C drug used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures.\n<\/p>\n \n Annemarie Ward, CEO of Faces & Voices of Recovery UK, explained that she believes testing drugs is not the solution.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n She said: \u201cUnfortunately, these nitazene compounds change with every batch. So every batch that is created is different to the previous ones.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThey\u2019re not exactly being made under laboratory conditions. Drug checking services won\u2019t stop overdoses and deaths from happening.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cPeople with addictions are not going to give up any of their drugs to get them tested. The only way to prevent deaths is to help people get freedom from their addictions.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cWe cannot reduce harm when these drugs are over one hundred times stronger than heroin.\n<\/p>\n \n “No amount of drug checking services or consumption rooms is going to sort this.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n It comes after there were more than 600 suspected drug deaths in the first six months of 2025.\n<\/p>\n \n Figures published by the Scottish Government<\/a> revealed that there were 607 suspected drug deaths between January and June this year.\n<\/p>\n \n This was a three per cent rise compared to the same period of 2024.\n<\/p>\n \n For further information on nitazenes, visit PHS\u2019s website HERE<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n(Image: Newsquest staff)
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