Drugs policy
Consumption Rooms: Enabling or Preventing?
Author / Creator: Anthony Heron
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
The UK’s first consumption room for illegal drugs was announced in September of this year; but is it a good idea?
Best Place in the World
Author / Creator: David Anderson
Media type: Opinion
Date published:
Many innovative ways to address poverty and trauma have appeared over the last few years, but they are fighting against the tide, battling hard against the odds.
Scotland won’t prosecute personal possession of class A drugs, but outdated laws prevent deeper reforms
Author / Creator: Rick Lines
Media type: News Media
Date published:
The drug-related death crisis is not only a Scottish problem but one for politicians across all four nations. If the government wants to save lives, it must reform our harmful laws, beginning with the Misuse of Drugs Act.