A senior Newcastle councillor has called on the Home Office to reconsider its stance on "drug consumption rooms" (DCRs)- which he argues would save lives.
Sometimes known as supervised injection sites, DCRs operate around the world, with the first having been introduced in Bern, Switzerland in 1986.
And now Coun John-Paul Stephenson - Newcastle City Council 's cabinet member with responsibility for public health - has written to Government minister Kit Malthouse saying the law should be changed to allow DCRs in the UK.
