Publication - Consultation paper

Short Life Working Group On Prescription Medicine Dependence And Withdrawal: consultation

Published: 12 March 2021
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate, +1 more … Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781800046573

This consultation seeks views on the draft recommendations from the expert Short Life Working Group convened to make recommendations on addressing prescription medicine dependence and withdrawal.

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Drug-Related Deaths

The Scottish Government recognises that there is now even more significant interest in these recommendations because of the growing numbers of drug-related deaths which involve prescribed medicines that can cause dependency or withdrawal. In January 2021 the First Minister announced a new national mission to reverse the increasing number of these deaths, and this mission will include a focus on the prescribing of medicines that can cause dependency or withdrawal.

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