Maree Todd: “What I would love for people to understand is that only Scotland could have done this.”

My eye is absolutely on the ball.

The increase in deaths involving cocaine, and the continued threat from dangerous synthetic opioids like nitazenes, must drive more coordinated action across the country.

My heartfelt condolences go out to everyone who has lost a loved one to drug use.

Responsibility for professional development sits with individual healthcare professionals, employers, Public Service Delivery (PSD) Scotland, the royal colleges and other professional bodies.