Hysteria about drugs policy is marring debate on controversial issues such as the use of heroin substitute methadone, according to the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader.
Health professionals should not be held back by ill-thought-out political ideology, Willie Rennie said before a Holyrood debate on the issue today.
"If we are to give drug users a real chance of survival, we should be arming health professionals with more tools, not stripping them away," he said.
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