The UK's first unit that allows addicts to inject their own drugs in a supervised environment is set to open - the controversial idea hopes to tackle Glasgow's devastating drugs epidemic.
Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over ...
With drugs policy reserved and under the control of Westminster, the SNP repeatedly argued that its aim of treating drug abuse as a public health issue, as opposed to a criminal justice matter, was ...
Scotland’s First Minister has said the UK’s first drug consumption room represents a “crucial step” in reducing drug-related ...
Scotland has the highest rate of drugs deaths in Europe, with fatalities rising by 12% in a year to 1,172 drug-related deaths ...
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Dr. Marino is an emergency room physician and addiction specialist at University Hospitals. “Yes, alcohol is a drug. It has multiple ... shows overall alcohol consumption is up.
Drug workers are also there to support users ... that — introducing legislation to allow it to become a consumption room or a consumption room in another part of the city. We certainly should ...
SCOTLAND'S delayed "fix room" for drug addicts has been hit ... SNP ministers cannot keep pretending that drug consumption rooms are a silver bullet. “John Swinney should finally get off the ...
The UK’s first official drug consumption room for taking heroin has been delayed – so the authorities can check the tap water is safe. The facility, in the east end of Glasgow, was due to open ...
The facility will accommodate up to 30 drug users under the supervision ... Getty Images Europe The UK’s first official drug consumption room for taking heroin has been delayed – so the ...