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Edinburgh's Integration Joint Board targets two Old Town sites for a supervised drug room to reduce 70+ local drug deaths in three years, supporting users under medical care.
- The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board met on Tuesday to discuss potential sites for a new supervised drug consumption facility in the Old Town.
- The meeting followed a late report identifying Cowgate and Spittal Street as the most likely sites due to high local drug-related deaths and lack of safe use places.
- The facility would have seven supervised injecting booths, a post-use support area, and operate daily for eight to twelve hours near homeless or addiction services.
- Tim Pogson said officers will develop a plan to consult the public next year, with Christine Laverty noting the consultation will raise many hopes and fears.
- The consultation aims to inform a business case for Scottish Government approval, but a final decision on the project is delayed until after the consultation.
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Edinburgh identifies two potential sites for new drug consumption room
The city’s Integration Joint Board plans to hold a consultation in the new year on the plans.
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Edinburgh drugs consumption room decision delayed
A decision on whether to approve plans for a consultation on a new safe drugs consumption room in Edinburgh has been delayed until September. A meeting of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board on Tuesday revealed that the likely site of any facility would be in the Old Town. In a report to councillors and health […] The post Edinburgh drugs consumption room decision delayed appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.
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