There has been a rise in overdoses and people needing hospital treatment for drug use in the last year.
In Glasgow, there were 1713 hospitalisations in 2023/24, up from 1518 the year before, a rise of 13%.
The most common drug was opioids, with 597 people needing hospital treatment, up slightly from 585 the year before.
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The biggest rise was for cocaine use with 309 occasions where someone was taken to hospital, up from 237 a year earlier, a 30% rise.
There was a rise in overdoses as well, from 123 to 147, with opioids and cocaine accounting for around two-thirds of all cases.
Across Scotland there was a 14% rise in hospital cases for drug use and a rise in overdoses as well.
Opposition parties said the figures showed the drug crisis was still causing havoc in communities.
The statistics shot heat the most deprived communities are most affected.
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Almost half of hospital stays were of those living in 20% of Scotland's most deprived areas, while those living in the most deprived 40% of areas accounted for three-quarters of stays.
Annie wells, Glasgow Conservative MSP, said: “These deeply alarming stats highlight the SNP's abject failure to get a grip on the drugs emergency which escalated while ministers took their eye off the ball," she said.
"The surge in drug-related hospital stays and overdoses suggest that this national crisis is getting worse, not better and, as ever with the SNP, it's those from the poorest communities who suffer most.
"Lives are being lost and communities torn apart while nationalist ministers sit on their hands and pin all their hopes on a drugs consumption room being the solution."
Jackie Baillie, Labour health spokesperson, said: “Years have passed since the SNP declared a public health emergency on drug deaths, and yet the number of people hospitalised for overdoses is rising.
"It's clear more must be done to get those struggling with addiction both the urgent help and long-term treatment they need.
"We need a joined-up approach across government to not only save lives but support recovery."
The Scottish Government said it is taking action to reduce the impact of illegal drugs.
A spokesperson said: "As part of our national mission on drugs, we're taking a wide range of evidence-based measures including opening the UK's first safer drug consumption facility pilot, working towards drug-checking facilities and widening access to treatment, residential rehab and life-saving naloxone.
"We're working hard to respond to the growing threat from cocaine and polydrug use, and from highly dangerous synthetic opioids like nitazenes which are being found in a range of substances in an increasingly toxic and unpredictable drug supply.
"Such synthetics increase the risk of overdose, hospitalisation and death. Because of their strength we would urge people to carry extra, life-saving, naloxone kits."
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