Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has regarding combining the methadone substitution programme with residential rehabilitation, in light of reports that this method has a higher success rate of 29%.
The Scottish Government agreed with the recommendations of the Drug Deaths Taskforce in that more choice should be available on the types of Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) offered to individuals where appropriate.
PHS and the Scottish Government have worked collaboratively with stakeholders to establish a core minimum dataset to support the monitoring and evaluation of residential rehabilitation models across the country. The first extracts from the dataset are due to be published in December 2024, at which point a greater level of insight and data will become available for consideration, including on various residential rehabilitation models, combinations and their associated outcomes.