Women on the Line

Medically Supervised Injecting Centres


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Medically Supervised Injecting Centres have been proven to be an effective way of preventing deaths from from drug overdoses, and helping people to access safe injecting equipment and support services. Late last year a trial of a medically supervised injecting centre for North Richmond in Melbourne was announced by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and is due to start in June this year. This week on Women on the Line we hear from Dr Marianne Jauncey, the Medical Director of the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Jane, a Drug Overdose Peer Educator at Harm Reduction Victoria, and Judy Ryan from Victoria Street Drug Solutions, a resident's group which has advocated strongly for the trial centre in Richmond.
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