“Drug deaths are our national shame.'
Glasgow councillors have joined forces to tackle Scotland’s drug death crisis which claimed the lives of 1300 Scots last year.
Councillor Kerr also insisted that there was agreement over the council’s key role in implementing medical assisted treatment, supporting organisations such as FAVOR in their work and support for the introduction of safe consumption rooms. “Something must change, and we can be that change. We can be that chamber that unanimously stands together, puts the politics to one side and says enough is enough.”“It’s about a young woman who fell into addiction at a very young age,” councillor Kerr said.
Councillor Kerr added: “Luckily, that woman was determined and she did eventually get that space and the funding for rehabilitation. That woman is now four years clean and works with others to help them recover. I don’t mind telling you, that woman is my mum and she makes me so proud every single day.
“Living in the East End I know all too well this reality. Just last week I was talking to a friend who is a local minister who had just taken his 21st funeral of someone in our local community who had lost their life to addiction.
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