Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 13
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Legal barriers prevent The Thistle from operating effective drug inhalation rooms.
Conclusion
Drug trends in Scotland have changed and are changing. For The Thistle to be effective, it must be able to meet the needs of the population it is trying to help, which it cannot do without an inhalation room. As well as making the facility accessible to those who inhale drugs, encouraging visitors to change their method of consuming drugs from injecting to inhaling can be an important harm reduction step. Legal barriers currently prevent an inhalation room operating at The Thistle. (Conclusion, Paragraph 115)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 20 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗