Premier Daniel Andrews says he will work with local residents still opposed to the North Richmond supervised-injecting facility, which a review finds has saved dozens of lives.
Premier Daniel Andrews says the North Richmond safe-injecting room has saved many lives.abc.net.au/news/victoria-north-richmond-safe-injecting-melbourne-cbd/102061188Victoria's controversial North Richmond supervised-injecting room has saved dozens of lives and will be made permanent, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced.
At the centre, users can safely inject drugs and access other services, such as mental health support, drug treatment, wound care and blood testing. Former police commissioner Ken Lay is carrying out a report into a proposed second injecting room in Melbourne's CBD. That report is due mid-year.Mr Andrews said the government had accepted all of the Richmond facility review's recommendations except one, which proposed allowing peer or partner injecting, and removing barriers to people who are on court orders and to pregnant women.
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