Dundee has suffered more drug deaths per head than any other council area in Scotland.
Figures from the Scottish Government show that 26 people died in drug-related incidents in the local authority area.
That means that there were 0.18 deaths per 1,000 Dundonians the highest ratio in the country.
Glasgow City had a rate of 0.16, while Edinburgh had a rate of 0.11 deaths per 1,000 of population in 2013.
Dundee’s drug death figures also eclipse those of neighbouring local authorities. Angus had a drug death rate of 0.06 per 1,000 of population, while Fife had 0.07 and Perth and Kinross 0.02.
A Dundee City Council spokesman said: “The council works closely in partnership with organisations across Dundee to help young people to avoid drugs and also assist those who are currently addicted to recover.
“We have close links with NHS Tayside, Police Scotland and community organisations. Through these partnerships, we take the number of drug deaths into account among many other statistics that enable us to have a fuller picture of substance misuse in the city.
“The history and circumstances of everyone whose life tragically ends in a drug death is reviewed and lessons learned to help reduce these dreadful events.”
The minister for community safety and legal affairs, Paul Wheelhouse, said: “We are … continuing to tackle the damaging impact of drugs and make recovery a reality for individuals, families and communities affected through our national drugs strategy, the Road to Recovery.
“Since 2007/08 we have made a record investment of more than £224 million in drug treatment, care and recovery services, with £30.4 million provided to NHS boards for frontline treatment in 2014/15.”
A total of 448 drug-related deaths occurred across Scotland in 2013 an average of 0.08 per 1,000 people. The Western Isles was the only area to record no drug-related deaths.