Inside UK's 1st legal drug consumption room

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 well as reduce the risk of blood-borne viruses such as HIV.
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 drug laws the centre is finally ready to open. On Monday it will welcome its first clients who will come in to inject illegally-bought heroin or cocaine under medical supervision.
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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 Europe’s drug death capital.
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