Durham police will give addicts heroin to inject in 'shooting galleries'
Force will be first in England to implement radical approach that has achieved positive results in a number of European countries
The Guardian (UK)
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Heroin addicts will be given supplies to inject in specially designated “shooting galleries” under radical plans to tackle drug-related crime in Durham. The police force is set to become the first in England to implement an approach pioneered in Switzerland and credited with achieving positive results in a number of European countries but unlikely to attract much domestic political support. Under the plans, Durham constabulary, which was last week rated the best in England, would buy diamorphine – pharmaceutical heroin – to give to addicts, which they could inject twice a day in supervised facilities.
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