Previous addicts employed by rehab clinic to support patients

LEAP in Edinburgh is Scotland's only NHS-run therapeutic residential rehab service

People with experience of addiction are being employed by a rehab programme, to try to improve access to its service.

Now it’s become the first to employ “peer bridgers” who work in the community to support people throughout their recovery journey.

It comes as a new study highlights the success rates of the project.

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