Drug consumption room pilot records more than 1,000 injecting episodes in a month According to latest service data on The Thistle, a drug consumption facility in Glasgow, 560 people used the site's services more than 10,000 times in 2025.…
Government to consult on widening access to take-home naloxone ‘before year end’ In December 2024, UK law was amended to make it legal for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide take-home naloxone kits without a prescription in an effort to widen access.…
How to implement a naloxone supply approach in hospitals An overview of how the distribution of naloxone in hospitals can be implemented to reduce drug-related deaths and overdoses in vulnerable communities.…
PJ view: The government’s approach to illegal street drugs should focus on treatment and prevention While the first drug-checking service has now been approved in Scotland, where the only safe drug consumption room is located, the government has reiterated that there are no plans to expand these across the UK.…
First street drug-checking service approved in Scotland Users of the service — to open at the site where ‘The Thistle’ drug consumption room is located — will be able to submit drugs for testing and receive harm-reduction advice alongside the results.…
Drug-related deaths in Scotland at lowest level since 2017 National Records of Scotland data show that 1,017 people died from drug misuse during 2024.…
UK government says it does not support safe drug consumption rooms Speaking at a House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry into the Glasgow safe drug consumption facility, the minister for policing and crime prevention said the Westminster government would “not be amending the Misuse of Drugs Act”.…
Take-home naloxone: could community pharmacies be the answer to tackling drug deaths? Legislation to widen access to the opioid antidote naloxone came into force in December 2024. Experts say the community pharmacy network could use these changes to make sure this life-saving medicine reaches those who need it.…
UK’s first safer drug consumption facility accessed more than 2,500 times in first four months, data show Between January and April 2025, service data from The Thistle facility in Glasgow reported nearly 2,000 injecting episodes and 30 medical emergencies.…
Naloxone kits should be more widely available for drug users, coroner’s report says The Inner North London coroner said the need for kits to be made available was made more pressing by the presence of nitazenes in street heroin.…
