Switzerland

n a makeshift container village around an area known as the barracks in Zurich, addicts can consume drugs in a protected environment.

The problem became apparent this summer: an open drug scene had spread in Zurich's District 4. Addicts had set up shop at a park in the city centre and openly consumed the cheap drug, crack.

It was assumed that the closure of a drop-in centre where addicts can consume drugs in a protected environment was responsible for this. ...