There are renewed calls for the UK government to allow the opening of a drug consumption room in Glasgow after three police and crime commissioners backed the idea as a way of saving lives.
The elected commissioners for Durham, North Wales and West Midlands said they were "deeply concerned" about the Home Office's opposition to the use of drug consumption rooms (DCRs), which are sometimes referred to as "fix rooms".
Earlier this year the UK government rejected a proposal by Glasgow City Council to open a "fix room".
The plan came among amid growing concern over the number of HIV infections related to intravenous drug use.
In a joint letter to Home Office minister Victoria Atkins, which has been seen by The Scotsman, Arfon Jones (commissioner for North Wales), David Jamieson (West Midlands) and Ron Hogg (Durham) warn drug deaths across the UK are at an all-time high with the added risk that the painkiller fentanyl could be introduced into the heroin market.
