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As Glasgow's Safer Drug Consumption Facility, The Thistle, is preparing to open, we spoke to some of the staff who will be supporting people who use the service to hear their views.

We hear about the experience of CrossReach residential rehabilitation from a former resident.

Glasgow councillors are being trained to use naloxone - a drug which can help prevent fatal overdoses.

Almost 100 awards were given to participants in last week's graduation ceremony for qualifications, training and personal development programmes completed by individuals in recovery from drug and/or alcohol misuse.

Ahead of their graduation event, we spoke to 2018 Elevate Graduate Jonathan to hear about his experience with the service.

Naloxone has been used to reverse opioid overdoses for more than ten years, but only recently has public awareness and accessibility of the life-saving drug increased rapidly.