Plans to give free heroin to addicts in drug 'shooting galleries' could boost addiction, critics fear A Home Office licence will allow police to give heroin addicts access to the drug Medical grade heroin will be given to the 'most prolific offenders' in Glasgow Cleveland will lead the plan - which critics have said will likely 'attract' addicts
By Emer Scully For Mailonline
Published: 19:16 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 19:16 BST, 16 June 2019
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'Shooting gallery' could see up to 50 of the most prolific heroine addicts in Glasgow given access to free heroine three times a day — as critics fear a rise in users.
A Home Office licence will allow the police and crime commissioner in Cleveland, UK, to use medical grade heroine to help users wean themselves of the drug.
Under the licence, which was approved this month, addicts will be supervised while they inject themselves three times a day at a specialised centre, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
The Home Office licence will allow the police and crime commissioner in Cleveland, UK, to use medical grade heroine to help
