The Snuts revealed they had lost friends to drugs (Picture: Getty)

The Snuts might be on the brink of following their good pal Lewis Capaldi to the top of the charts, but behind their success is a dark tale of drug abuse.

The indie rockers’ debut album W.L. is poised to beat Demi Lovato to No.1, but the record holds painful teen memories of pals lost to the drug culture gripping small Scottish towns.