preferable

Early intervention was preferable but was currently "very rarely occurring in many local authorities", Ms Rutter said.

On one side is the brash, Silicon Valley “move fast and break things” ethos, where asking for forgiveness is seen as preferable to asking for permission.

Referencing objections from Green and SNP MSPs, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said suffering from "apparent stigma" was preferable to "being killed by drugs".

Therapists, academics and social workers caution against physical restraint and say early intervention is preferable.

A group of 32 academics agreed,, external claiming it was "overwhelmingly preferable to targeted testing based on allegations, suspicion and bias".