The Scottish Government Population Health Directorate Country Resources Substance Abuse Strategies and Plans Scotland 28 November 2018 Policy document

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Everyone has the right to health and to live free from the harms of alcohol and drugs. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity and for their individual recovery journey to be fully supported. This strategy is, therefore, about how we best support people across alcohol and drug issues - taking a human rights-based, public health approach to ensure we are delivering the best possible care, treatment and responses for individuals and communities.

There is a growing awareness that those experiencing problematic alcohol and drug use are often carrying other burdens such as poverty, inequality and health challenges. This means they need to be supported rather than be stigmatised. Treatment services and organisations in Scotland are already jointly tackling the harms caused by alcohol and drugs and this new strategy reflects that - bringing together our approach to tackling the problematic use of alcohol and drugs for the first time.

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