http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1865532005
David Forbes
"AT a recent conference in Glasgow a debate was launched as to whether or not police should accompany ambulance crews to emergency call-outs for illegal drug over-doses. Unison's response was that, unless the ambulance crews determine otherwise, the presumption must be that they should.
The background to the debate is that there is evidence which suggests that companions of those who overdose on illegal drugs are deterred from calling for help due to fear of their own prosecution and consequently, people are dying who might have been saved."
