MSPs want less reliance on methadone
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The SNP and the Tories have reached a deal at Holyrood which should lead to a revamp of Scotland's drugs policy.
The deal forms part of negotiations between the two parties in advance of Wednesday's vote on the Scottish Government's budget.
Ministers have agreed to draft a new strategy involving less reliance on methadone and a potentially greater stress on promoting abstinence.
The agreement comes after the Tories suggested a number of initiatives.
Replying to a number of issues raised by Conservative MSP Bill Aitken, Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing agreed that the expenditure on drug rehabilitation had been opaque and unclear.
He said: "We agree that this has led to difficulty in quantifying the total amount of spend on drugs abuse and measuring how effective that expenditure is."
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