Minister outlines plans for £18 million investment. Women, families and children are among those who will benefit from separate funds worth a total of £18 million to improve drugs services. Four schemes are planned for May with the funds coming from the additional £250 million announced by the First Minister to tackle the drug deaths... Continue Reading →
£3m of Funding for Residential Rehabilitation
A total of £3 million has been given to NHS boards to increase provision of residential drug rehabilitation placements and improve access to treatment and harm reduction services. The funding is part of the £5 million support package announced by the First Minister last month to ensure immediate action on improving drugs services before the... Continue Reading →
Over £250 Million for Drug Deaths Emergency
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the announcement that an additional £50 million will be allocated every year for the next five years to improve and increase services for people affected by drug addiction. Talks have been taking place with people with lived experience, a range of organisations and the Drug Deaths Taskforce following the publication... Continue Reading →
Wider Availability of Naloxone to Save Lives
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed measures taken by the Scottish Government to protect the lives of people affected by drug use during the coronavirus outbreak. Distribution restrictions on the overdose reversing drug, naloxone, have also been relaxed by the Lord Advocate enabling wider availability and access for people at risk of suffering an opioid... Continue Reading →
Week in Review (10th – 14th February)
With the Scottish Parliament being in recess this past week – Ruth was pleased to be at home in the constituency assisting constituents. Residents of Cunninghame south can contact Ruth for help and support at any time on ruth.maguire.msp@parliament.scot or by calling the constituency office on 01294 276730. Regular drop in surgeries are also held... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire Calls for Workers to be Equipped with ‘Overdose Reversing’ Drug
Cunninghame South MSP, Ruth Maguire called for workers who interact with people at risk of opioid overdoses to be equipped with naloxone kits. Speaking in a debate in The Scottish Parliament on preventing and reducing harm in drug and alcohol abuse, Ruth Maguire MSP echoed the asks put forward by the family reference groups of... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 