See inside the UK's first safer drug consumption facility

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2 days ago

It's been six months since the UK's first and only drug consumption facility opened in Glasgow, Scotland. Designed as a 'safe space' to inject illegally-bought Class A drugs with medical supervision, it's located in a part of the city with a high amount of public drug use. Funded by the Scottish government, the aim is to help reduce fatal overdoses in the country - which has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe, according to Scottish health officials. It follows similar incentives in other European cities, but the idea still remains controversial. CNN visited the clinic to see how it works.