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Politics
Neil Pooran

Health impact of first drugs consumption room won’t be known for years, MPs told

The Thistle Centre opened in Glasgow last month (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

It will take several years for the full health impact of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room in Glasgow to be understood, MPs have been told.

A group of experts giving evidence to Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said international evidence suggests that local communities will see benefits from such facilities.

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