UK’s 1st drug consumption room to open in Glasgow

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 illegal drugs under medical supervision.
John Swinney visits UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow
John Swinney visited The Thistle drug consumption room in Glasgow, set to open on Monday as the UK's first facility allowing drug use without arrest, aiming to provide support and reduce virus risks.
UK’s first drug consumption room set to open in Glasgow
In a few days, the UK’s first drug consumption room will open its doors in Glasgow. The centre, known as ‘The Thistle’, will provide a clean place for people to inject drugs under medical supervision. Scotland’s death rate from drugs is the worst in Europe, with over a thousand dying in 2023, and the aim is to reduce fatal overdoses.
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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This is what UK's first drugs consumption room looks like
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