SNP to expand Scotland’s rehab places to 1,000 by 2026

Drugs policy minister Angela Constance said that, over the next 5 years, “everyone who wants residential rehabilitation, and for whom it is considered clinically appropriate, can access it”. 5.46million people live in Scotland, at least 10% with alcohol/drug problems: 546,000 people, so it’s still insufficient – and does she mean placements rather than beds? See also: £11million to 2 organisations for 650 placements.