With an aim to improve the life of drug or alcohol addicts who are under treatment, the council has come up with a plan of facilitating them with free gyms and exercising programs to encourage them and help them achieve their aim.

The above move has been agreed by all the concerned authorities and the members at a meeting of the council, which was scheduled to find out ways to help people trying to overcome drug or alcohol addiction.

To serve such a group of people living in Argyll and Bute, soon an agreement will be signed with all the supporting services to start facilitating them with leisure facilities and help them improve their standard of living.

The above idea is somewhat similar to the "argyllactive" program, under which aspiring individuals will be referred to the fitness co-ordinators, who will further book them for an induction. The ones referred for supervised support, will have a support worker for guidance all the time when they will use the leisure facilities.

Lead councillor for adult care, Mr. Ann Horn said, “This move will be one of a package of support measures from the public and third sector which will help people’s recovery and improve their general health and wellbeing”.