‘The Thistle’ the new safe drug room in Scotland

They decriminalised drugs and drug addicts are now called patients,

What do they do in Portugal?

We had a similar trial of this in our local town, the funding was pulled when it was realised that addicts, dealers and drug users were hanging around the area and causing problems to residents,
I also agree that the money could be used for more rehab centres, however in my area now the problem is to wide spread and open drug dealing is the norn, its out of control.

But Mumofthree why do you think it will get the dealers off the streets, the addicts who use this new facility will be providing their own drugs so surely they’ll still be using the drug dealers but just using in a safer place under supervisions

Apparently, it doesn’t work for various reasons.
Perhaps we should adopt the Portuguese system for drug users. Their addiction rates have plummeted.

This is simply doing what happened in the past...opium dens where people could use drugs safely.
Of course it's a good idea. It gets the dealers off the streets and the whole thing will be regulated.
Well done, whoever suggested this idea.