Drugs: Misuse

(asked on 13th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on safe injecting facilities.


Answered by
Sarah Newton Portrait
Sarah Newton
This question was answered on 18th July 2017

The Government has no plans to introduce drug consumption rooms for those who wish to use intravenous drugs which have been illicitly obtained.

As set out in the 2017 Drug Strategy, published 14 July, recovery from drug misuse is a core part of our balanced approach. Drug treatment is invaluable to individuals, their families and the communities in which they live, and it is vital there is access to a range of options that can be tailored to individual need, to provide the best possible chances of recovery. People using drugs they have bought on the street is not part of a structured treatment plan.

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