Drugs minister: I know the hard-fought battle supporting loved one into recovery
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Scotland’s drugs policy minister has shared the fear of watching her own relative’s “hard-fought” battle to recovery in a message to families supporting their loved ones through addiction. She said: “As a family member, having experience of family members using substances and also in recovery, I understand the fear that people have every single day that something is going to happen to their loved one. “I want to reach out to all of those families today and those communities where people have been lost, to let them know that I am committed to making sure that we continue to deliver on this, and we’re committed to getting people into the treatment that works best for them.” She added: “I have a family member who has been in recovery for some time but that was a real hard-fought battle to get to that place.
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