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Miles Briggs: “The constant increase is unsustainable, and serious work needs to be done to find a solution.”

On the recordOctober 11, 2026
The constant increase is unsustainable, and serious work needs to be done to find a solution.
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Miles Briggs
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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Addressing the need for solutions to rising antidepressant use.

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