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INTRODUCTION
In May 2005, the Deputy Minister for Justice asked a Working Group, set up under the auspices of the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse ( SACDM), to prepare a report and recommendations aimed at reducing drug-related deaths in Scotland.
The Working Group were asked to look at two documents when considering their recommendations:
- The National Investigation into Drug-related Deaths in Scotland, 2003 1; and
- The Association of Drug Action Teams report on Drug-related Deaths 2.
Sixteen recommendations were made with suggested areas for action under each. The Executive has looked at each of the recommendations in turn, and this action plan provides a response to them and also details action already in place or planned for the future.
In writing this action plan the Executive has taken the views of others into consideration, e.g. the police, emergency services, Scottish Prison Service ( SPS), Drug Action Team Association, voluntary organisations, procurators fiscal and others.
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