Clusker’s cafe-clinic is almost unique in a treatment landscape dominated by what many consider an outdated and rigid medical model. “It’s about engagement and connection, and that’s just as important as the methadone or buprenorphine prescription,” she says. “What people are doing is using drugs as a solution to very difficult life experiences. We put too many barriers in people’s way, while practitioners can still be risk-averse or lack training.”The Scottish drug treatment system is “a black hole”, says Andrew McAuley, a senior research fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Anne McDermott, whose son Scott died of a drug overdose.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2019 12:00 UTC