Schottland. Glasgow opens UK's first safer drug consumption facility
Schottland. Glasgow opens UK's first safer drug consumption facility
The UK's first safer drug consumption facility opens in Glasgow on Monday, 13 January.
Based at the Hunter Street Health and Care Centre, the facility - to be known as The Thistle - will operate daily from 9am to 9pm, 365 days of the year.
Safer drug consumption facilities (SDCF) have been in operation across the world for decades. Evidence shows these facilities can combat drug-related deaths and improve public health by offering a clean, safe place for people to inject their own drugs - obtained elsewhere, not provided or purchased on site - under clinical supervision and access a wide range of treatment and support. (Glasgow City Council, UK, 10.01.2025)
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/11760/Glasgow-opens-UK-s-first-safer-drug-consumption-facility