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Edinburgh identifies two potential sites for new drug consumption room

Officials at Edinburgh City Council have identified two sites for a potential new drugs consumption room. A report released by the city’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) revealed the facility could open on the Cowgate or on Spittal Street, both in the ...

26 Aug 2025 at 18:27

Scotland

Suspected drug deaths in Scotland down by 10%, latest figures show

Suspected drugs deaths have fallen by 10% in the latest quarterly data, with drug-related attendances at A&E seeing a similar decrease. Incidents of naloxone administration, which can prevent heroin overdoses, were also down by 30% in September to ...

28 Jan 2025 at 10:32

Scotland

‘No reason’ why other drug consumption facilities could not go ahead, says Bain

Scotland’s most senior prosecutor says she has not received any other proposals to set up safer drugs consumption rooms – but said there was “no reason” why similar projects could not go ahead. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC said the Thistle ...

07 May 2025 at 12:40

Swinney: Consumption room should help reduce ‘entirely unacceptable’ drug deaths

John Swinney has said he hopes the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will help reduce the “entirely unacceptable” level of drug deaths in Scotland. The First Minister was speaking as he toured the new facility in Glasgow with his ...

10 Jan 2025 at 14:42

UK’s first safer drugs consumption room opening in Glasgow

Scotland

UK’s first legal drugs consumption room to open in Glasgow

The UK’s first safer drugs consumption room opens its doors in Glasgow on Monday. The Thistle Centre will provide a space where drug users can take illegal substances such as heroin and cocaine under medical supervision in a clean and ...

13 Jan 2025 at 08:19

‘Positive feedback’ from first users of safer drugs consumption room – minister

The UK’s first safer drug consumption room has had good uptake and “positive feedback” from users since opening in Glasgow, a minister has said. Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray said the success of the Thistle Centre would be ...

14 Jan 2025 at 15:13

Scotland

Suspected Glasgow drug deaths at same level after opening of consumption room

The number of suspected drug deaths in Glasgow in the first half of this year was the same as the previous year despite the opening of a safe consumption facility. The Thistle Centre opened in the city’s east end in January and ...

09 Sept 2025 at 15:30

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’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as he toured the Thistle ...

10 Jan 2025 at 12:38

Scotland

Drug consumption room visited more than 130 times in first week of operation

The UK’s first safer drug consumption has been visited more than 130 times since it opened in Glasgow last week, the city council has said. The Thistle Centre, which officially opened on Monday January 13, is a space ...

21 Jan 2025 at 16:26

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