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'Devastated':Victoria backflips on second injecting room

04.23.2024 - By ABC listenPlay

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Four-years ago, then-Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews promised Melbourne a second medically supervised injecting room, such was the demand for the city's first facility. 

But that promise has now been broken by his successor Jacinta Allan - despite two Government commissioned reports recommending a new facility and years of work looking to establish a suitable site.But drug experts warn walking away from the injecting room sends a worrying message of conservatism across the country.

Guest: Dr Marianne Jauncey, Medical Director at Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in King's Cross

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