'I think it is something we should attach ourselves to given the issues we have locally with drug and alcohol addiction'
Naloxone intervention kits will be placed in West Dunbartonshire Council offices, libraries, leisure centres and other local authority buildings in a bid to save lives.
The motion issued to councillors read: “Council recognises the huge number of deaths due to opiate overdose in Scotland. West Dunbartonshire, at the end of 2022, had six such deaths within the space of a month. Speaking about his motion, councillor Bollan said that the issue had been brought to his attention by a former council employee who now works in the field of addiction.
“That is good news and I hope that the council can approve this today, supplement and network with other agencies to try and save lives. It has been proved it does work with 1300 lives in Scotland saved, and I think it is something we should attach ourselves to given the issues we have locally with drug and alcohol addiction - particularly drug addiction.”
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