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Peter Krykant obituary

Drugs policy campaigner whose commitment to harm reduction led him to set up an overdose prevention service

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

‘Courageous’ drug policy campaigner Peter Krykant found dead aged 48

Scotland’s first minister among those to hail Peter Krykant amid tributes to him as a ‘one-man army, with a mission to save lives’

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Scottish drug safety activist Peter Krykant dies

DRUGS policy reform campaigner Peter Krykant has reportedly died ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2025

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At last, Britain has a legal drug consumption room – thanks to one man’s civil disobedience

Former heroin addict Peter Krykant set up a safe consumption van during Covid, at great personal cost. But his sacrifice paved the way for real change, says Birkbeck’s Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

Government hints drug injection rooms could be considered in wake of Glasgow pilot scheme

Experts welcome sign of possible tide change in wake of Tory rule – but urge immediate action to save lives

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024

Drug experts 'keeping shtum' despite concerns about Tories' right to recovery bill

DRUG and alcohol experts in Scotland have “kept shtum completely” despite misgivings about the Tories’ proposed Right to Addiction Recovery…

The National (Scotland) · May 18, 2024

Anger over Tory minister Penny Mordaunt’s ‘disgraceful’ Scotland heroin jibe

Minister criticised over ‘cheap’ punchline that young Scots will ‘have somewhere safe and warm to take heroin’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

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Drug reform experts condemn Tory minister after SNP 'heroin' comments

DRUGS reform campaigners have hit out at Tory minister Penny Mordaunt after she claimed that the SNP's legacy in Scotland was that Scots will have…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 23, 2023

New York drug consumption rooms to influence Glasgow pilot, First Minister says

GLASGOW’S pioneering drug consumption room will be shaped by research carried out in New York City, the First Minister has said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2023

Glasgow expected to approve Scotland’s first official drug consumption room

Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe with 1,051 people dying due to drug misuse last year alone.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023

Scotland is now free to defy the Tories’ drugs policy. This could transform the whole UK

The greenlighting of a drug consumption room in Glasgow is a big win for the SNP in its power struggle with Westminster, says journalist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Glasgow drug consumption room could be approved ‘within weeks’

UK’s first pilot expected to be approved after it goes before officials on 27 September

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Home Office rejects cross-party safe consumption rooms call despite major drug report

THE Home Office has again rejected cross-party calls to introduce safe drug consumption rooms – despite a major report recommending the department…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2023

Anas Sarwar labelled 'shameful' for stance on Scotland's drug laws

THE SNP have labelled Anas Sarwar shameful as he said he does not believe Holyrood requires more powers to adequately tackle the drugs death crisis.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2023

Scots Tories 'inflaming drugs debate with false information', top campaigner says

SCOTTISH Conservative politicians have been accused of “inflaming” the abuse aimed at one of Scotland’s most prominent drugs reform…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2023

Tories turn drug deaths into ‘joke’ with Nicola Sturgeon attack ad, says campaigner

THE Scottish Conservatives have been accused of turning drug deaths into a “joke” by a prominent campaigner after posting an attack advert about…

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022

Drug deaths are rising and overdose prevention centres save lives, so why is the UK unwilling to introduce them?

In late 2020, a converted van appeared in central Glasgow. Inside were clean needles, sterilising equipment, mirrors, “sharps bins” for the disposal of syringes, and supplies of the overdose reversal drug naloxone. There were also boxes containing protein bars, tea, blankets and a defibrillator, as well as two chairs and…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 25, 2022

Drugs campaigner brands Keir Starmer a 'hypocrite' over 'demeaning' joke

KEIR Starmer has been labelled a “hypocrite” for his support for the “war on drugs” after he made a joke about personal drug use.

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Daily Record · Jun 30, 2022

Scots drugs crusader backs Dundee MSP after he misses summit on city death rate

Peter Krykant says any suggestion that Joe FitzPatrick had deliberately missed the meeting, which heard from Dundonians affected by drug addiction, was "blatantly false".

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022

Heartbroken parents' emotional plea for change to dated law with 'blood on its hands'

Former addicts, ex-policemen and grieving parents have formed an unlikely alliance to take on Government ministers they say are ignoring mounting evidence that the UK drugs policy needs to change

Daily Record · Jun 29, 2022

Dundee MSP meets with drug activists as Holyrood debate on city deaths delayed

The Dundee City West SNP MSP sat down with Peter Krykant and the charity Cranstoun in Edinburgh to hear out their requests for an overdose prevention centre in Dundee.

Daily Record · Jun 28, 2022

Drugs crusader calls for overdose prevention centre in Scotland's drug death capital

Peter Krykant, a former addict himself, hopes to see an Overdose Prevention centre set up in Dundee.

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2022

Drug consumption rooms ‘fairly normal’ in other countries, says Labour MSP

A LABOUR MSP who is campaigning for safe drug consumption rooms to be legalised in Scotland said the facilities are “fairly normal” in other…

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Drug consumption rooms are ‘fairly normal’, says Labour MSP

Paul Sweeney MSP is consulting on a bill which will see safe consumption rooms legalised in Scotland.

Daily Record · May 25, 2022

Labour MSP says 'grown up debate' needed over drug consumption rooms as consultation launched on new bill

Labour MSP Paul Sweeney wants to abolish the existing Scottish Drugs Death Taskforce and set up an independent council to counteract the drugs death crisis.

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