Scotland’s drugs deaths crisis built up over decades but the solution can’t be left that long. Too many people have already lost their lives to substance abuse and too many families have been left picking up the pieces.
Access to rehabilitation and treatment services needs to be made easier. The Faces and Voices of Recovery charity has led the way in calling for politicians from across the parties to work together on this issue.
So when they issue a warning that some of those in Holyrood appear to be forgetting the scale of the drugs death crisis, they should be listened to. The charity warns that access to addiction help still too often depends on where in the country you live.
