The proposals were given the go ahead by the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board on Wednesday. The plans are subject to the receipt of Scottish government funding. But the Home Office argues there is 'no safe way' for anyone to take illegal drugs.
There have been five prime ministers, two first ministers, endless debate and more than 7,000 Scottish drug deaths since this idea was first considered in Glasgow.
This concept of allowing addicts to bring their own heroin to a taxpayer-funded facility and inject it while officials watch is a UK-first. But it's a regular feature in some other major European cities who have claimed high success rates in saving lives. The usual wrangle between Edinburgh and London continued for years with Downing Street suggesting Scotland could, if it wanted, use its discretion to allow these injecting rooms to go ahead.
The idea is controversial and not cheap. £2.3m has been ring-fenced every year for pilots in several Scottish cities, depending on the 'success' of Glasgow. This is a political decision and comes amid a backdrop of services being slashed in other areas amid squeezed budgets.
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