Campaigners aim to give people a legal right to access addiction services

The proposals from the Scottish Conservatives would seek to prevent people being refused treatment.

Campaigners hope plans to give people a legal right to access addiction services will offer a better chance and choice for recovery. The Right to Recovery Bill has received support from more than three quarters of those who responded to a consultation.

The proposals from the Scottish Conservatives would seek to prevent people being refused treatment. The Scottish Government says it will consider the detail of the Bill when it emerges.

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