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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open

Woman enters room with 'Using Room' sign on door
The Thistle is expected to help reduce overdoses as Scotland battles with drug death numbers that are the worst per capita in Europe. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The UK’s first legal drug consumption room, the Thistle, will open its doors in the East End of Glasgow on Monday morning after a 10-year battle to realise the pioneering facility.

The Thistle will remain open 365 days a year from 9am to 9pm and allow some of the most vulnerable addicts in the city to take their own drugs in a clean and safe environment under the supervision of health professionals.

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