Question reference: S6W-21506
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 September 2023
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Current status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 27 September 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a review of the evidence of trends, challenges and interventions for those young people at risk of developing problem drug and alcohol use, as included at action point 4a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
Answer
Yes, on 8 November 2021 the Scottish Government published A Review of the Existing Literature and Evidence on Young People Experiencing Harms from Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland.
The review can be found here: A Review of the Existing Literature and Evidence on Young People Experiencing Harms from Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland (www.gov.scot)