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Mark McGivern

Drugs expert in row over rehab amid fears about Scottish Government influence

A row has erupted amid claims the Scottish ­Government is interfering with how a £2 million budget to help drug users is spent.

The former head of Scotland’s Drug Deaths Taskforce has walked away from a panel of the Corra Foundation, the charitable body that allocates the cash.

Professor Catriona Matheson criticised drugs minister Angela Constance by questioning whether ­“politically motivated” grants had been awarded.

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