Drug addicts should get 'safe rooms' to take illegal drugs, says royal college of psychiatrists

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Drug addicts should get town centre “safe rooms” where they can legally inject themselves to prevent rising death rates, says the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP). In an online article for The Sunday Telegraph, Dr Adrian James, RCP president, has thrown the college’s weight behind what are colloquially known as “shooting galleries” or “fix rooms” where addicts could safely take drugs under medical supervision and receive treatment. Dr James urged the Government to consider the scheme as part

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