Campaigners have warned of a policing black spot around Glasgow’s new drug consumption room that could put the community and drug users at risk. The Thistle facility, will open tomorrow to become the first of its kind in the UK to allow people to take illegal drugs in a supervised environment.

Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision.

John Swinney visited The Thistle drug consumption room in Glasgow, set to open on Monday as the UK's first facility allowing drug use without arrest, aiming to provide support and reduce virus risks.

The UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will open in Scotland in an effort to tackle the country’s major drugs problem. The Thistle Centre, in Glasgow’s east end, will allow addicts to take drugs – including heroin – under supervision in a clean and hygienic environment,