| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Konsumräume
UK/Schottland. Safer consumption facility could provide substantial financial gain for services
The draft, full business case for Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) proposed safer consumption facility for heroin users has found that public injecting of drugs places considerable financial costs on the health, social care and criminal justice systems
The conclusions are based on the assessment that a safer consumption facility would reduce the spread of blood-borne viruses, reduce drug-related deaths, reduce the use of unscheduled care and crisis services and reduce drug-related offending as well as improving service engagement with drug users with complex needs. (sdf – Scottish Drugs Forum, Februar 2017)