Arguments for the availability of safe injecting rooms believe that even though these facilities may not eradicate drug taking they can make the process less harmful to both the drug users and the public and thus can be a beneficial strategy in the war against drugs.
Safe injecting room richmond debate.
With over 170 deaths caused by heroin overdoses in 2016 and a significant amount of those occurring in the streets of richmond and abbotsford alone the approval of a 6 month trial for a safe injecting room sir in richmond is a step closer to acknowledging a growing support for harm minimisation from drug use.
The service was established for an initial two year trial period which will be extended for a further three years based on the evidence gathered in the initial period.
The victorian government is trialling a medically supervised injecting room at the north richmond community health site in north richmond melbourne.
While debate continues to rage over the possible implementation of a safe injecting room in the inner melbourne suburb of richmond with the subject to be debated in victorian parliament today gps in the area are administering life saving healthcare services to drug affected people in and out of their practices.
However the argument against considers injecting rooms as an unnecessary and.
There have been calls for a north richmond safe.
Safe injection facilities offer clean syringes bandages and antiseptics to people who use drugs.
Members survey reveals crime rates call outs have surged around the north richmond injecting centre.
North richmond has been the hub of victoria s heroin trade for two decades and a safe injecting room was recommended by the coroner after a spate of drug related deaths in the area.
Andy clark reuters october 24 2019 safe injection rooms save lives yet the uk government.
After years of debate and lobbying melbourne may be on the verge of getting its first safe injecting room only the second in australia.