This document contains information on the following:
• Definitions of rural and remote areas.
• The scale and nature of drug misuse in rural Scotland.
• Issues and factors that affect the planning, accessibility, assessment and delivery of integrated care for drug users.
• Approaches to integrated care and examples of effective and innovative practice.
• Key principles and elements of effective practice to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate integrated care.

Aim: To provide information, evidence and examples to support future development of relevant service provision for drug users in rural and remote areas.