| Comment | Im glad all of this is getting traction.
However beware. This whole issue is becoming politicised way too much by both Westminster and Holyrood, and it's getting toxic.
Theres a couple of drugs summits approaching (somewhat arranged in haste). Those that work in addictions know what we have to do - its clearly evidence based - but we have to pander to politicians of all colours with vested/unrelated interests who are likely going to slow down progress rather than speed it up.
Both governments are at fault. Drug laws from London are too prohibitive, and Health and Social Care Partnership budgets have been cut by Edinburgh.
I hope the compassionate general public will put the pressure on both governments to make the changes recommended by us before more of our service users face an untimely, and unnecessary, death.
Im a senior clinician, but I doff my cap to my keyworkers who have to firefight their way though chaos and trauma on a daily basis and somehow have the resilience to do it on a daily basis. Keep up the good work guys. |
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