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| Alcohol and drug shake-up agreed | Alcohol and drug shake-up agreed |
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| A shake-up of alcohol and drug treatment services has been agreed in a move aimed at improving addicts' lives. | A shake-up of alcohol and drug treatment services has been agreed in a move aimed at improving addicts' lives. |
| The Scottish Government, the NHS and Cosla signed up to the changes which will see alcohol and drug partnerships in all 32 council areas. | The Scottish Government, the NHS and Cosla signed up to the changes which will see alcohol and drug partnerships in all 32 council areas. |
| Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing outlined the plan during a conference in Edinburgh. | Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing outlined the plan during a conference in Edinburgh. |
| The move comes a month after a critical review of some services by Audit Scotland. | The move comes a month after a critical review of some services by Audit Scotland. |
| The auditors said alcohol and drug misuse costs Scotland £5bn a year. | |
| The SNP administration has already announced it will spend £120m over three years to try to tackle alcohol misuse. | The SNP administration has already announced it will spend £120m over three years to try to tackle alcohol misuse. |
| The cost in terms of human misery is incalculable Fergus EwingMinister for Community Safety | The cost in terms of human misery is incalculable Fergus EwingMinister for Community Safety |
| Mr Ewing said: "The publication of this new framework does represent a watershed, it represents a significant change in the way that alcohol and drug misuse will be tackled locally. | Mr Ewing said: "The publication of this new framework does represent a watershed, it represents a significant change in the way that alcohol and drug misuse will be tackled locally. |
| "It will clarify roles and responsibilities and I hope that we can come together and work more effectively in partnership to provide the best chance for those struggling with addiction to recover from it and live a full and rewarding life." | "It will clarify roles and responsibilities and I hope that we can come together and work more effectively in partnership to provide the best chance for those struggling with addiction to recover from it and live a full and rewarding life." |
| He told delegates at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre that a commission will oversee the implementation of the national drugs strategy. | He told delegates at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre that a commission will oversee the implementation of the national drugs strategy. |
| A charitable trust, the Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, will be established to promote and assist the focus on recovery. | A charitable trust, the Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, will be established to promote and assist the focus on recovery. |
| Investment in services was "money well spent", Mr Ewing said. | Investment in services was "money well spent", Mr Ewing said. |
| He said every £1 for treatment saved £9.50 for the public purse. | He said every £1 for treatment saved £9.50 for the public purse. |
| "The cost in terms of human misery is incalculable," Mr Ewing told the conference. | "The cost in terms of human misery is incalculable," Mr Ewing told the conference. |
| He added that the latest announcement would help deliver all the existing strategies. | He added that the latest announcement would help deliver all the existing strategies. |
| "We have the strategy in place, and we have addressed the funding issues," he added. | "We have the strategy in place, and we have addressed the funding issues," he added. |