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Schottland. Lord Advocate blocks plan for safer drug consumption facility that would have helped contain Glasgow’s HIV outbreak
Schottland. Lord Advocate blocks plan for safer drug consumption facility that would have helped contain Glasgow’s HIV outbreak
It has been reported in the media that Scotland’s Lord Advocate has blocked plans for a safer drug consumption facility in Glasgow, which was approved by Glasgow’s Integrated Joint Board in October 2016.
David Liddell, CEO of Scottish Drugs Forum, said: ‘This is a hugely depressing decision. It means that a drug consumption room cannot be delivered in a timescale that will respond to the pressing needs of a group who are among the most vulnerable in our society. (SDF – Scottish Drugs Forum, November 2017)