If you didn't know better, you might start to think that "our" political elite just want to get rid of us! From Assisted Suicide laws to untested and toxic vaccines, from leaving pensioners freezing in winter to funding abortion clinics, so much of what they do has the effect of reducing the population.
And there's another example now being "trialed" in Scotland, a drug consumption pilot project now branded a “harm maintenance service".
Scottish Government statistics have revealed that The Thistle drug shooting gallery, which opened in Glasgow in January, has referred no more than one-in-seven users to support services such as treatment programmes, benefit and housing schemes.
It has been used 1,435 times by 168 people since its launch. The centre is already seeking approval to expand by building an ‘inhalation room’ for crack cocaine users.
Annemarie Ward, of addiction recovery charity FAVOR UK, explained: “These figures are deeply concerning and expose what many of us feared from the outset – that the Drug Consumption Facility (DCF) is functioning primarily as a harm maintenance service rather than a genuine bridge to recovery.”
She continued: “The Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council promoted this facility as a crucial intervention to connect people with treatment, mental health support, and housing.
“Yet, the data speaks for itself: with just 1.8 per cent of visits leading to any kind of referral, the promise of meaningful engagement simply hasn’t materialised.”