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Safe Consumption campaigner Peter Krykant converted an ambulance to be a safe place for addicted people to take drugs. He was regarded as an important voice ion the battle to decriminalise drugs<\/p>\nKrykant, who battled addiction issues, was found dead at home in Falkirk. He inspired many to regard addiction as a health issue and paved the way for state-backed safe drug consumption areasSafe Consumption campaigner Peter Krykant converted an ambulance to be a safe place for addicted people to take drugs. He was regarded as an important voice ion the battle to decriminalise drugs<\/p>\n
Tributes have been paid to drugs policy reformer Peter Krykant<\/a> after his sudden death.<\/p>\n The campaigner<\/a>, who battled addiction himself, became a public figure after setting up an unofficial drugs consumption room in a converted ambulance.<\/p>\n He famously operated from the van <\/a>in Glasgow city centre in 2020 and 2021 in a bid to tackle the city\u2019s rampant addiction crisis.<\/p>\n Police Scotland<\/a> have said that no suspicious circumstances surround the death at his home in Larbert, Falkirk, on Monday this week.<\/p>\n Labour MSP Paul Sweeney, who had helped man the mobile service, which was regarded as illegal at the time, said 48-year-old Krykant\u2019s <\/a>efforts had helped make significant changes to Scotland\u2019s drugs policy.<\/p>\n Sweeney said: \u201cI\u2019m shocked and saddened to hear of Peter\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t underestimate the contribution he made to the drugs debate in Scotland, which came amid many years of increasing overdose deaths.<\/p>\n \u201cHe undoubtedly played a major part in changing policy in a political a system that was very much set in its ways and resistant to the kind of radical change that Peter advocated.<\/p>\n \u201cThe overdose prevention facility in Glasgow, which is now operating successfully, came after many minds were turned by Peter\u2019s efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n Sweeney said Krykant\u2019s efforts to force the opening of legal drug consumption areas in Scotland brought international recognition.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI worked alongside Peter on the van, which itself came to be an iconic sign of the changes that were occurring in attitudes in Scotland and the UK as a whole.<\/p>\n \u201cPeter also travelled the world to tell others about his methods to disrupt and bring change.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will be very sadly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n Krykant launched his drugs bus after the Daily Record ran a powerful campaign to liberalise drugs laws, which highlighted Scotland\u2019s status as the drug deaths capital of Europe.<\/p>\n In 2021 he met then First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to hold talks on the opening of an official Drug Consumption Room site.<\/p>\n After running his van in Glasgow\u2019s city centre for several months, Krykant donated the facility to the Transform Drug Policy Foundation and its Anyone\u2019s Child campaign, which took it on a UK tour.<\/p>\n He later took on roles with Cranstoun UK, a drug service provider.<\/p>\n It became public knowledge that Krykant suffered from ongoing personal trauma related to drug taking and suffered relapses in recent years.<\/p>\n He had been visiting London in the days before his death but had returned to his flat in Larbert when friends became concerned about his wellbeing.<\/p>\n A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 5.15pm on Monday, 9 June 2025, police attended an address in Graham Avenue, Larbert following a report of a concern for person.<\/p>\n \u201cThe body of a 48-year-old man was found within.<\/p>\n \u201cHis next of kin has been informed. A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course. The death is being treated as unexplained.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS260622548.jpg\")
The UKs first Overdose Prevention Centre (OPC), a converted ambulance that previously operated in Glasgow, toured the UK, with Peter Krykant giving talks<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS221042660.jpg\")
Safe consumption van and Gazebo at Trongate , with Peter Krykant.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\")
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