By Euronews
with APTN
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 #reformhttps://t.co/LcXlUeIZs1 Time for UK to back reform!
— Release Drugs (@Release_drugs) November 24, 2015The 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.
Health workers would supervise the centres but would not be allowed to administer drugs.
