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'The problem was so bad in some stairs the Royal Mail had to stop delivering'

'The problem was so bad in some stairs the Royal Mail had to stop delivering'

The case for a safe drug consumption room in Edinburgh

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Mar 05, 2025
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Safe drug consumption room campaigner and Old Town city councillor Finlay McFarlane outside the City Chambers

“Overdoses are, the majority of them, reversible. It takes a responder to know how to save someone's life.”

Finlay McFarlane is speaking from a position of knowledge and experience. As a city councillor representing the Old Town, he has seen the …

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