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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Mark McGivern

Scots drugs consumption van hailed as major success amid calls for service to be rolled-out across UK

A study on the unofficial Overdose Prevention Centre set up in Scotland has ruled it a major success – and calls for a roll-out of similar sanctioned services in the UK.

The detailed academic examination of drugs pioneer Peter Krykant’s adapted ambulance van in Glasgow puts pressure on the ­Scottish ­Government to set up ­official ­facilities amid the drug deaths crisis.

Scotland’s drugs minister Angela Constance promised action on such facilities nine months ago but still nothing has materialised.

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