Drug consumption room ‘significant step forward’ in tackling deaths, says John Swinney
Friday, 10 January 2025 () The centre will allow addicts to take drugs under supervision in a clean and hygienic environment, with medical help available if they suffer an overdose.
Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken visit the Thistle Centre Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow, the UK's first safer drug consumption room, ahead of its opening on Monday. While drugs remain illegal in Scotland, users inside the facility can...
It’s been four years since then-first minister Nicola Sturgeon called Scotland’s drug deaths problem a public health emergency. Today, the current first minister John Swinney arrived at The Thistle..
Friday, 10 January 2025 ()
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