Explained: Glasgow's Sanctioned Drug Consumption Room

In the throes of the worst drugs crisis in Europe, it's been a long, controversial and complex road to get the UK's first drug consumption approved in Glasgow.

Opening the UK’s first sanctioned drug consumption room (SDCR) in Glasgow has been a long and complicated process. Due to open on October 21, it was announced earlier this month that the opening of the Hunter Street centre had been pushed back while safety checks are carried out on the building. A new opening date has yet to be announced.

The pilot schem…