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Safe injecting room to stay despite controversial location

RICHMOND SAFE INJECTING ROOM

A medically Supervised Injecting Room at North Richmond in Melbourne Source: AAP / JOEL CARRETT/AAPIMAGE

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A Melbourne supervised drug injecting room is to become a permanent fixture after a controversial trial. A review has found the facility has saved dozens of lives and should stay, despite its location dividing the opinion of locals in inner-city suburbs.

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