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it costs less to put somebody in treatment than it does in prison, and with treatment you give them a chance. ryan is now in recovery and has a full time job. the dire drugs problem has united the first minister and the scottish conservative leader at a drug recovery facility. but cross party cooperation isn t easy. meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required. in a policy u turn, the tory leader says he may now support an official consumption facility which would allow people to use illegal class a drugs under supervision. there is a united effort to deal with this national scandal. the fact that so many lives are being lost means no one has got a monopoly on the solutions to this. we can come together from different ideas from different political sides to come up with a solution that can really make a difference. drugs charities have long advocated that there should be