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UK's first drug supervision room opens

As the UK’s first supervision room for illegal drugs opens in Glasgow, the team ask whether it will do more harm or good. And Alex Salmond’s widow hits out at his critics.

Will a new NHS facility which allows people to take heroin and other drugs under medical supervision be harmful or helpful?

We ask the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Chris Clements, who’s making a documentary about why Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe. And we hear from Barry, who started taking heroin when he was 14.

And Martin and Natalie discuss Alex Salmond’s widow urging the former First Minister’s critics to let him 'rest in peace'.

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Tue 14 Jan 2025 00:00

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