Drug injection centres approved by Irish government

By Euronews with APTN

Published on 02/01/2016 - 16:55

Decision must be ratified by Irish parliament

Plans to introduce medically-supervised injection centres have been accepted by the government in the Irish Republic.

Ireland’s first supervised drug injection centre could launch in Dublin in 2016 #reform https://t.co/LcXlUeIZs1 Time for UK to back reform!
— Release Drugs (@Release_drugs) November 24, 2015

The legislation must still be passed by the Irish parliament. If given the green light, it would allow addicts to take drugs in a secure and sanitised environment.