Drug consumption facilities: They've been around since 1986 and now Scotland has one. But do they work?
It has taken more than 10 years of wrangling, but the UK's first legal drug-consumption facility has finally opened in ...
The UK's first legal drug consumption room
The UK's first legal drug consumption room opens in Glasgow today, following a decade-long legal battle between the city's ...
Britain’s First Supervised Drug Use Room Is Set to Open in Glasgow
Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject ...
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What to expect from the UK's first 'drug consumption room'? LBC travelled to Europe to find out
Britain's first drug consumption room opens today in Glasgow in what Scotland's First Minister's branded a "significant step ...
Recovering addicts blast Scotland’s new drug consumption room on its opening day & brand it ‘waste of time’
RECOVERING addicts claimed Scotland’s new drug consumption room was a “waste of time” on its opening day – and feared it ...
UK's first drug consumption room officially opens in Glasgow
It is hoped The Thistle - based in Glasgow's east end - will help addicts access wider support to improve their lives, as ...
Drug consumption room ‘significant step forward’ in tackling deaths – Swinney
The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland ...
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The UK’s first drug consumption room has opened in Scotland
The £2.3 million facility, named Thistle, opened its doors today (January 13) and is intended to tackle Scotland’s high rates of drug-related deaths. With 1,172 counted in 2023, the country is ...
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UK’s first drug consumption room to open later this month
The first safe drug consumption room in the UK will open in Glasgow on January 13, the council has confirmed. The facility will allow drug users to take illegal substances under medical ...
Keir Starmer faces calls to pilot legal drug consumption rooms as first to open in UK
The Thistle drug consumption room - the first of its kind in the UK - will open in Glasgow on Monday in a bid to drive down ...
Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room
Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over ...
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Drug consumption room ‘significant step forward’ in tackling deaths – Swinney
Mr Gray said: “Worldwide evidence demonstrates that drug consumption facilities can help save and improve lives. “I would like to thank everyone involved in getting this life-saving service up ...