liz daly, telling her brother tony devine's story.h they say would mean users could have access to better treatment and support. but the uk government — which has the final say — is opposed to it. but portugal has tried it to tackle a heroin crisis and the rate of drug deaths has fallen, though some say it has normalised drug use. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been to portugal. in portugal, this is not a crime. in fact, these men are consuming their own cocaine and heroin, under the supervision of doctors, psychologists and social workers. they won't go to court, let alone prison, but not being criminal doesn't make it legal. habitual users can still be fined, or referred for treatment and counselling. why are you here today? i came here because i came to smoke. i came to consume cocaine. why do you do that? because i need it. when you are taking drugs, your life, it's like a prison. you wake up, thinking drugs. you lay down, thinking drugs. it's drugs, drugs, drugs. at this consumption room in porto, the focus is on saving lives.

this is his sister, liz daly. it was my last day at work after a 50—year career.ueen, and, er, tony was lying on his carpet dead, at this very moment. yeah. and i don't like it. it makes me feel sad. my name's liz daly. my brother, tony devine, died injune 2021, aged 63, from a drugs overdose. tony started taking heroin in the early �*80s. i challenged him about it and, er, "no, no, no, not me." to hear that my brother was using heroin was a big shock to me. i don't know if you remember, george, but our parents were friends. that's right, aye, you were my babysitter. and i was the babysitter! that's how far we go back. my name's george elliott, i'm 55 years of age, and i used to use drugs with tony devine _ i was an intravenous user for about 21, 22 years. for me to get a tenner bag of kit, i would need to go and steal £40 worth of stuff to sell for a tenner, and then get rubbish kit. and i've not even got a vein to put it in. so you saw him smoking heroin. what else did you see him taking? codeine. aye. codeine linctus. yep, the cough bottles. the bottles, aye. h