Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility (Preparations)

Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 October 2024.

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Photo of Annie Wells Annie Wells Conservative

Real, workable, common-sense methods to fix our drug deaths crisis are needed and welcomed. Since 2007, drug deaths have nearly tripled and we now have the worst drug deaths rate in Europe. Tackling that issue through harm reduction is a commendable goal, but those people who work in recovery say that residential rehabilitation, too, must be a priority. The cabinet secretary has mentioned £2 million, but how much does he expect the funding to be annually for the facility and how much has the Scottish Government spent on residential rehab?