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Drugs recovery research
Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing today welcomed the publication of new research into how people recover from drug misuse.
Research for Recovery: A Review of the Drugs Evidence Base was commissioned by the Scottish Government to review the existing evidence base against the needs of the Government's drugs strategy, The Road to Recovery.
The research strengthens the evidence base available to all partners working together to steer people away from problem drug use.
Mr Ewing said:
"For the first time, this review brings together the national and international evidence around 'what works' in drugs recovery, providing us with more information on the most promising and potentially effective approaches.
"The findings from this research will help to inform the commissioning and delivery of services in Scotland, the establishment of recovery-focused outcomes and indicators, and the involvement of service users and communities in developing knowledge about recovery and service provision."
Dougie Paterson, Director of the Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, added:
"The Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium welcomes the review of evidence which highlights that people can and do recover from even the most serious drug problems.
"The review also supports our belief that building upon personal strengths, community and family resources are essential to the success of an individual's recovery. We would encourage the use of this evidence review to expand recovery based approaches across Scotland."
The research findings will be disseminated to a wide-range of stakeholders, including all Alcohol and Drug Partnerships in Scotland, members of the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission, voluntary organisations, academics working in the field, and colleagues in other UK administrations.
It comes ahead of several events supported by the Scottish Government taking place in September with a recovery focus, including the Recovery Academy Conference on Friday September 24 and the UK Recovery Walk 2010 on Saturday September 25.
