Recommendation 77

In the presence of a dual diagnosis, Niki Scordi argued that “services being available for mental health, rather than addiction, is particularly important”. 133 Talking in generic terms about a woman on probation, she explained that “she may know that she is using alcohol to cope, but telling her to stop and taking her to a treatment will not take away the reason why she is self-medicating”. This led her to conclude that “you have to address the underlying issues”. 134