It calls on the Parliament to urge the Executive to provide adequate funding to local agencies to support and treat those suffering from alcohol and drug dependency, to provide a properly funded network of support groups for carers and to recognise the extent of alcohol and drug misuse in Scotland, especially alcohol abuse in women.At its meeting on 11 March 2003, the committee considered responses from the Scottish Executive and Perth and Kinross health and social care co-operative and agreed to invite the petitioners to comment on those responses.