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Recommendation 1

Problem drug use in Scotland Published 4 Nov 2019 Paragraph 12 Addressed to Scotland Office

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Recommendation (the committee's words)
Scotland is in the midst of a drug death crisis. The relentless increase in drug deaths in Scotland is a tragedy that cannot be allowed to continue. We call on the UK Government to declare a public health emergency, and to work with the Scottish Government to take urgent and radical steps to halt Scotland’s spiralling drug crisis. Both Governments must be open to implementing innovative evidence-based solutions with the scale and urgency required by Scotland’s drug crisis.

From: Scottish Affairs Committee, Problem drug use in Scotland (HC 44), paragraph 12, 4 November 2019

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