Weymouth remains one of the highest places for drug deaths in the UK. Photo: Press Association/PA Wire.
'FIX rooms' where drug users can inject safely should be introduced in Newport, South Wales East AM Mohammad Asghar has said.
The Conservative AM has previously called for such a facility to be set up in the city following concerns about used needles being left in parks and playgrounds, and called on the the Welsh Government to introduce a pilot project in the city.
But in a written response the Welsh Government said it would not do so until further work was carried out to determine how effective they would be.
A similar facility in Glasgow was blocked by the UK Government earlier this year.
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