What goes on inside a medically supervised injection facility?
- Written by Marianne Jauncey, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
The Victorian government recently announced a medically-supervised injecting centre for North Richmond, an inner-city area plagued by drug overdoses. While some may argue the establishment of such facilities normalises drug use, the centres offer an essential service to keep people who use drugs and the community safe.
A medically-supervised...
