Drug experts warn the delay of Melbourne’s second safe-injecting room puts lives at risk as heroin overdose continues to increase in the central business district.
Ken Lay, the former police commissioner, has been appointed to finalise a report and the location of a second medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne however, the report had passed its due date in 2020.
Community health professionals said the delay might put lives at risk as they noted an increasing number of overdoses and high demands on immediate support for drug-and-alcohol-related health issues.
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