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Methadone Prescriptions (PE789)

Tuesday 4 September 2007 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 4 contributions · 2 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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The next item of business is petitions that are already in the system. Petition PE789, by Eric Brown, calls on the Scottish Parliament to take a view regarding the need for regulation to ensure that prescribed methadone is taken by the patient while supervised by a suitably qualified medical practitioner.In the past, the committee agreed to write to NHS Lothian and the Scottish Government, and the responses have been received and circulated to committee members. A further response from the petitioner Mr Brown has also been circulated. Since the petition was last considered, the results of a UK Government-led working group on clinical management have been published for consultation, and revised guidelines are expected in the autumn. Do members have any views on how best to deal with the petition?

Tricia Marwick SNP Central Fife
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In the past few months, the new Government has set out its views on some drug-related issues, including methadone and alternative methods of care for people who are addicted to drugs. Given the huge and increasing number of people who are dying from drugs overdoses, we need to consider those issues.I suggest that we write to the new Scottish Government to ask whether it has any views on the petition. Things have moved on since we were in touch with the previous Executive. We should try to get up to date with the current thinking.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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We could ask for the Scottish Government's view on supervised consumption—that is the core of the petition. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

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