Medical assisted treatment for people with problematic drug use will be rolled out across South Lanarkshire but funding arrangements for it have been criticised.
At the South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board meeting this week, which was attended by representatives from the council and NHS Lanarkshire, information on the local approach to introduce Medical Assisted Treatment Standards (MATS) was presented to members.
It was confirmed the treatment will be funded by the Scottish Government for one year and delivered through an extension of urgent response, which has been used in a successful test project carried out in the Clydesdale area.
