UK’s first drug consumption room opens in Glasgow next week

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Scotland's first legally sanctioned drug consumption room will open its doors to addicts on Monday – with the hope it will quickly lead to the roll-out of many more.

After a decade of political wrangling, The Thistle in Glasgow’s east end offered the press a sneak peek at the array of services available to those battling addiction.

As Scotland tries to turn around its drug death crisis – we are the worst nation in Europe by far – no one was claiming this NHS facility in Glasgow would bring overnight success...

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Nonsense !!! This is not the 1st time this has been tried it failed before & will fail again as it becomes a hub for violence, dealing & increased criminality in the local area .

meichong
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Poor nurses and doctors putting themselves at risk of violence and abuse. This is not the first time something like this has been tried and failed miserably. What will it take?! Someone being stabbed? Killed? Before they say it doesn’t work? This is just offering space for people to do illegal things. It’s not like they offer other spaces for other illegal activities is it?! This is just not helpful. Give them a warm, clean environment to stay and appropriate environment and products to get clean!

Beauty-mad
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I wonder if you can go in and smoke a blunt if its raining outside?

RixMace
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Well done for wasting tax payers dime on such a stupid idea.

KikiAmyMelon
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So is heroin legal to possess and use in scotland?
Say if you were caught with some on the way to the clinic will the police take it off ya or send you on to go get high here?

ryanthomas
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Tackle the cause, not accommodate the effect.

benferns
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I got arrested and sent to court for having 2g of weed....




IN MY HOUSE! 😂

lovelybitofbugle
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So let me get this right, one of them farms the poppy, the other processes it and transports it, the other deals it out then the last one watches over you while you inject it safely?!

ChronicCraftsman
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Plod could just sit outside arresting punters for possesion allday

grahamd
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What's next? the devastating "Safe supply" like Canada, I hope not.

bazj
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Omg, , this is just giving the excuse to legitimise drug usage even more, , , these poor people NEED HELP TO STOP TAKING THESE LETHAL DRUGS, NOT BE GIVEN A PLUSH PLACE TO KEEP TAKING THEM, , THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE RESIPY FOR DISASTER

train
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Are you opening a children's room aswell? ... so they can do kids might aswell if your not going to stop that either....👌

lordveteran
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There doing this to so they're not leaving needles and other stuff around where children can pick them up

Scotlandskeyboardwarrior