minister and the scottish conservative leader at a drug recovery facility. the cross party cooperation is not easy. meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required. in a policy u turn the tory leader said he may not 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 had been lost means no one got monopoly on the solutions to this. we can come together from different political sides to come up with a solution that can make a difference. drug charities have advocated that there should be a right to recovery. the scottish tories are proposing a new law that would give a legal right to treatment to any addict who need it. nicola sturgeon said she is open to all ideas including those proposals from the conservatives,
more than 25 people per week in scotland and ruining the lives of many, many more. the figures are the worst in europe. were you worried ryan would end up in a long prison spell? yes,. his son struggled with life threatening drug addiction for years, in trouble with the law but the family could not access rehab treatment until a charity volunteered to pay for it. begging for help, it was frustrating. i was trying to break it down and it cost less to put somebody in treatment than it does in prison, and treatment you give them a chance. ryan is now in recovery and has a full time job. the dire drug problem has united the first minister and the scottish conservative leader at a drug recovery facility. the cross party cooperation is not easy. meeting with former