January 18th, 2018, Maureen Watt MSP, Minister for Mental Health, attended a Public Petitions Committee meeting at the Scottish Parliament. This was the second hearing of the Petition “Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal”, which specifically relates to antidepressants, benzodiazepines and other drugs used in Mental Health. Would I finally have the answers to why in their 2017-2027 Mental Health Strategy, the Scottish Government had failed to address the issue of soaring