Joe FitzPatrick

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The Scottish government is in possession of a drug summit in Glasgow just 24 hours before the British government will host a separate event in the same location.

Both aim to find solutions to the Public Health emergency that has seen drug abuse deaths reach record levels.

the Figures show, there were 1,187, the number of drug-related deaths in the year 2018, and the figures for the last year could be Even Higher .

The Scottish government said that The Summit would like to hear from people with "lived experience" of drug use.

More Than 350 participants at The Event in the Scottish events on Campus (SEC).

It was arranged, in addition to Glasgow City Council), whose leaders said they hope to allow agreement on the two peaks, to The City of pilot drug consumption.

It has been More Than three years, The Council first proposed, so that users can add to their own drugs under the supervision of medical personnel at a special facility in The City .

she hoped, it would the user to enter the injecting of heroin or cocaine on The Streets of The City to encourage a safe and clean environment.

Glasgow will open to a safe consumption room, to the users of The Streets

The so-called "fix the room", that would be The First of its kind in the UK, with the support of the Scottish government, But drug laws are reserved to Westminster.

The British government the Home Office has refused to allow Glasgow plans, namely, a series of criminal offences would be committed, including possession and delivery of controlled drugs and knowingly allowed the supply of a controlled drug on a site.

The British government has confirmed in the past month, it would be the holding of a summit in the Scottish events of the Campus on the 27. February has to of problem drug use, under the chairmanship of the Minister of the interior, Kit Malthouse .

At The Event , Prof Dame Carol Black , the hired woman, with the conduct of an independent review of drug policy, to present their results.

The latest figures for Drug Misuse deaths in England and Wales showed a big increase, But the rate was four times higher in Scotland .

highlighted in Scotland a "point of interest", because it had the highest Overdose mortality rates in Europe.

Scotland is said the Public Health Minister, Joe Fitzpatrick , be The Summit of the valuable contributions that would help, would make the Scottish input to the UK-drug summit on Thursday.

The Scottish summit will also include training in the use of naloxone to reverse the effects of an opioid Overdose .

'We were denied the chance to save our son'of Bbc Scotland 's social Affairs correspondent Chris Clements, Linda, and Gary Donnan, the son died after an Overdose

Dundee is the repair of a "fractured" services is found according to a damning report that she had failed A Generation of drug addicts in The City .

Immediate plans include better links between the services and aid organisations to help the users, as well as the same day the prescription and follow-up with those who suffered non-fatal overdoses in 72 hours.

But , a family, the plans came Too Late for her son.

The Parents of Gary Donnan, criticized The Police for disclosure of a previous Overdose The Day before her son died.

The 29-year-old was found unresponsive in the second floor area of the Oldest court of am tower in Dundee Lochee area on Thursday, 12. September.

It is understood, he was revived, have physicians Overdose using naloxone, which reverses temporarily the effects of the opioid.

After he refused to the hospital, police spoke of the officers with his partner and Parents - told them that he had a head injury suffered, rather than an Overdose . to buy

Garry Donnan died after a drug Overdose in Dundee in September

Garry Elders of the court are returned the next day drugs. He died in The First floor of the bin area of The Tower and lay undiscovered for Two Days .

His father, Gary Snr, said: "Since you told me it was a fall, I believed them, because it was The Police .

"I still think I was denied the opportunity to save the opportunity, my son, as I'd went and got him and taken him away from Dundee for a few days. "

Mr Donnan added: "I still say that to This Day , if The Police have been honest and said, 'I'm sorry, we can't tell you, I would not have guessed what it was. "

In response to The Family , Police State : "Your son agreed, for his partner to be contacted, however, refused permission to The Police to relay what the circumstances were drug-related, The Police only say that he fell and hit his head. "

Chief Inspector David Mcintosh , officers said treated had, Garry "with fairness and compassion, But were legally obliged to respect his decision, not the disclosure of this information".

He added: "I agree that the better course have been informed by The Family that Gary had not consented to us of the full circumstances told you about. "

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Source of news: bbc.com