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The experience of The Thistle shows that safer drug consumption rooms are not radical experiments, but pragmatic public health responses grounded in evidence and compassion. By preventing overdose deaths, reducing infectious disease transmission, and reconnecting people to health, housing, and social support, The Thistle demonstrates what becomes possible when drug policy is built around care rather than punishment. At a time when drug-induced deaths remain high in Europe and recent data show increases in fatalities in some countries and from potent new synthetic substances, Glasgow’s model offers a concrete, life-saving blueprint for cities willing to act.
The experience of The Thistle shows that safer drug consumption rooms are not radical experiments, but pragmatic public health responses grounded in evidence and compassion. By preventing overdose deaths, reducing infectious disease transmission, and reconnecting people to health, housing, and social support, The Thistle demonstrates what becomes possible when drug policy is built around care rather than punishment. At a time when drug-induced deaths remain high in Europe and recent data show increases in fatalities in some countries and from potent new synthetic substances, Glasgow’s model offers a concrete, life-saving blueprint for cities willing to act.