GLASGOW looks likely to get so-called "fix rooms" to allow drug addicts to inject safely under supervision.
It is anticipated members of the health board, city council and police will agree to the idea in principle in a bid to tackle issues caused the city's roughly 500 users injecting on the street.
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It is expected a plan for "heroin-assisted treatment" that would see users given medical-grade narcotics will also get the green light.
The proposals are due to be considered by the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board and if approved would see Glasgow become the first city in the UK with such facilities.
Proponents of the scheme argue those who inject on the streets are responsible for the majority of discarded needles which pose a health risk.
Drugs policy organisation the Scottish Drugs Forum says there are roughly 90 similar injecting facilities around the globe, with the majority in Europe.
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Research has shown that such facilities do not increase drug use, frequency of injecting or higher rates of local drug-related crime.
The initial details of the Glasgow proposals have yet to be worked out, including the cost, where they would be and how they would operate.
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