With the high numbers of victorians losing their lives to drug related overdoses the medically supervised injecting room msir is a safety first medical approach focused on harm reduction.
Richmond drug injecting room address.
The victorian government is trialling a medically supervised injecting room at the north richmond community health site in north richmond melbourne.
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.
In demand right from when it first opened its doors demand for the facility was higher than expected even though the north richmond msir s opening was conducted amid tight secrecy in order to avoid a.
A drug user on the street in richmond.
The pair are allegedly community outreach workers whose job is to bring drug users into contact with the injecting room s facilities and treatment options.
The injecting room which was used by close to 20 000 people after four months provides enough cubicles for 11 people to use at any one time.
The victorian government moves to address concerns from residents in north richmond about the unintended consequences of the success of the state s first medically supervised safe injecting room.
The facility aims to reduce the high amount of victorian drug overdose deaths.
Justin mcmanus the controversial safe injecting room in north richmond will extend its operating hours into the night to accommodate growing demand.
The location of the injecting room at north richmond community health centre is right next to a school and in the middle of a residential area the petition signed by more than 700 people.
Of course the injecting room was never going to remove all the illegal drug activity in the.
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.
It can also provide a gateway for people who inject drugs to access other health and social.
The medically supervised injecting room at north richmond community health opened in july 2019.
Drug paraphernalia left by users at the richmond public housing estate near the safe injecting room.