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Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
That was helpful. I also note Kirsten Horsburgh’s comments about men being more likely to be homeless and all the factors that might lead them to be vulnerable to a drug death.
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Good morning, minister. Could you expand on what you said about the human rights framework and say what you meant when you talked about parity of health esteem? I have some knowledge of alcohol addiction, and I would say that the issue goes beyond simply stigma, with the NHS, for example, not being keen to admit people who are desperate to get some help but who are still drinking—unless, of course, they have experienced something serious, such as a cardiac arrest. Is that what you meant by parity of health esteem, or did you mean something else?
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
I will follow up with a separate question. I raised an issue with the previous panel about some of the concerns that the public in Glasgow have about safer consumption rooms. I am sure you agree that it is really important that the community feels that the service is being run well. Could you comment on that? Do the proposals allow for those users who may want to make the transition to rehabilitation?
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Does anybody else want to answer that question?
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Good morning. I am interested in the statistics on male deaths, as that issue seems to be one of the big problems. Has any work been done to try to understand why that is? Can you help me to understand why there is a prevalence of drug deaths among men?
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
But it was only two years ago that men
“were twice as likely to have a drug misuse death”.
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Oh, I see.
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Thank you very much.
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Please do—that would be great.
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)
Meeting date: 1 May 2024
Pauline McNeill
Thank you.