Glasgow applies for a £1m drug-checking pilot scheme to set up a specialist facility alongside the UK's first drug consumption room.
Glasgow applies for a £1m drug-checking pilot scheme, joining Aberdeen and Dundee, to set up a specialist facility alongside the UK's first drug consumption room, scheduled to open later this year. The Scottish Government aims to address the presence of dangerous synthetic opioids like nitazenes, which increase overdose risk. The drug-checking centers are part of Glasgow's harm reduction plan, with licenses pending from the Home Office.
July 26, 2024
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