National Drugs Mission: Cross-government Response to the Drug Deaths Taskforce Report, Changing Lives
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament welcomes the cross-government response to the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce final report,
Changing Lives
; supports the transformational principles underpinning that response of treating problem drug use as any other health condition is treated, and ensuring that people with lived and living experience of problem drug use are included in the co-production of policy and strategy development in any area of government policy or delivery that affects them; recognises that cross-government planning and activity is needed to support the National Mission, and that this has resulted in over 80 actions; acknowledges the publication of the stigma action plan, which will play a vital role in the culture change required, and recognises the role of the Scottish Parliament in this regard, and believes that, with commitment across government, the Parliament and beyond, it is possible to save lives and improve health and wellbeing.