Drug treatment in Scotland – target smashed for 8th time in a row as 94% of drug abusers wait three weeks or less for treatment

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From Public Health Scotland today:

The Scottish Government set a Standard that 90% of people referred for help with problematic drug or alcohol use will wait no longer than three weeks for specialist treatment that supports their recovery. Nationally, the Standard was met for referrals to community-based services across all substances: co-dependency (95%), problematic use of drugs (94%), and alcohol (92%).

https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/national-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-waiting-times/national-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-waiting-times-1-april-2023-to-30-june-2023/

The target has been surpassed since records began in June 2021. Would you know that from ‘our’ media reports?

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