In 2007 the Scottish Government published the Closing The Gaps guidance to boards, with a series of recommendations including that local substance misuse and mental health services should have in place an agreed assessment tool to identify co-morbidity and enable the package of care to be matched to the range of needs. Both Changing Scotland''s Relationship with Alcohol: A Framework for Action and Scotland''s national drugs strategy The Road to Recovery recognises the need for better integration of services, to ensure that barriers to an individual''s recovery - such as a mental health problem “ are addressed in conjunction with treatment for drug and alcohol problems.