[Tom4784]

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[Oliver_W]

Can't deny that the Scottish government has been failing the addicts. While the problems were caused by Ole Maggie, laying all the blame at her sounds a little bit like when the current Tory government still blames Labour for their own failures.

Either way, it's not something which should lead to Sturgeon's resignation, but it's certainly something she and the SNP need to address.

[Ammi]

…I recall a few years ago when drug deaths were continuing to rise in Scotland, there was talk of a drug death ‘task force’ to be assigned and a huge focus on funding to be available over a period of many years…I don’t know if that’s something that happened …and I wonder if and how much healthcare funding that was allocated for other issues has now maybe had to be used on Covid related healthcare….

…I think also that Ireland/Dublin is somewhere that has shown success in tackling drug related issues…we spoke about that on here quite a few years ago when they followed methods that had, had that same success in other countries…Switzerland/Norway, I think possibly….and when they decriminalised small drug amounts for personal use…


….some excellent posts and thoughts from you TS ….and very much what Dezzy said as well in that this isn’t in any way a political issue …or a criminal issue or an issue with stigmas attached…it’s absolutely a medical/healthcare issue that needs that ‘taskforce’ focus as it surely must be treated as a priority with 20 yrs of rising deaths ….in 20yrs if it hasn’t become a ‘medical emergency’ situation then when will it…how many more years and rising death figures…