Boris Johnson says he is opposed to allowing Safer Drug Consumption Rooms because he fears they would lead to even greater drug use.

The Prime Minister was asked if would consider giving Scotland power to set up Drug Consumption Rooms, following the latest drug death figures which were a record high for the seventh year in a row.

The Scottish Figures showed 1339 people lost their life in a drug related death in 2020, and in Glasgow the figure was also a record, at 291 deaths.

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The Scottish Government said it is considering going ahead with or without the UK Government changing the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Angela Constance, Drug Policy Minister said “very detailed work” was going on”.

And in Glasgow, health officials said they are ready to go with a facility as soon as they get the ‘green light’ from the Scottish Government.

The Prime Minister however, said he was not in favour of such a facility and instead wanted to continue with tackling dealers and help people get off drugs.

He said: “I think that the number of drug deaths in Scotland is absolutely tragic and across the whole country, particularly, obviously in Scotland, and it’s an appalling blight on our country and a tragedy for so many families.

He added: “But I think that what we’ve got to do is make sure that we deal with the problem sensitively and humanely, try to help people off drugs to deal with their addictions.”

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The Scottish Conservatives are presenting a bill to the Scottish Parliament drafted by Scottish recovery group Favor which would enshrine in law the right to treatment.

And Glasgow Labour MSP is working on a Bill that would allow drug consumption rooms, after he volunteered with Peter Krykant who has been operating an Overdose Prevention Site from a converted Ambulance in Glasgow.

The Prime Minister said there were questions over drug consumption rooms but refused to say what they were.

He added: “We also need to crack down on the county lines drug gangs, but I think that there are legitimate questions to be asked about measures that might encourage more consumption of drugs, let me put it that way. That’s my anxiety about that particular solution.

“I’m not instinctively attracted to something that might lead to more consumption of drugs.”

When asked what those questions were, he said: “I’m anxious about something that might lead to more consumption of drugs rather than less that’s my anxiety.”