The high number of fatalities for those accessing one of the few treatments for opioid addiction has highlighted the "insanity" of the SNP Governments solution to the drug death crisis. The latest data from found that while those in treatment had a lower death rate, the death rate for those receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has increased in the past 10 years. Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University determined drug-related deaths for those not receiving treatment were three-and-a-half times higher than those in treatment. This "standout" rise in deaths for those unable to access help has shocked the opposition and campaigners. It's also known as Opioid Substitution Therapy and as of the end of the 2022/23, just under 30,000 people were prescribed it in Scotland.

Source: Express June 07, 2023 16:28 UTC