This Bill has now been approved by Cabinet – it will allow the Minister for Health to issue a licence, with conditions, to operate a supervised injecting facility. The establishment of supervised injecting facilities is proposed to help deal with issues relating to street injecting which poses a significant health risk for the drug users and results in discarded needles which present a public health risk to others. It is hoped the centres will be particularly effective in reaching out to chaotic drug users and marginalised groups, especially those who use drugs on the streets, or in other risky and unhygienic conditions.
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