Belfast drug needle site closing, charity warns
Charity workers in Belfast have warned that a drug needle site is closing. They say people who use the service will be left without support. The service is described as life-saving, and vulnerable people are at risk as it shuts.
ContextContext: Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, and needle sites are services where people who use drugs can get support to reduce harms such as overdose and infection. Closures like this often raise concern about how health and charity services are funded.
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