Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Part of Scotland – in the House of Commons at on 23 June 2021.

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Photo of Alister Jack Alister Jack The Secretary of State for Scotland

As I said, all home nations have the same tools at their disposal, yet the drug death rate in Scotland is four times higher. There are no plans to introduce drug consumption rooms. The current evidence does not support their use. We do support, however, needle and syringe programmes to prevent blood-borne diseases, and the widening of the availability of naloxone to help prevent overdose deaths.