<description>&lt;p&gt;The dance of closing time must play out before doors are locked for the night. In this final episode, hear about the trouble with closing. Also, find out what’s changed* for the service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featuring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clients - Philip, Duane, Aaron&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nurses - Kerry, Jen, Paul, Simon&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harm Reduction Practitioners - Tess, Dylan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Head of Security - Amri&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Medical Director- Nico Clarke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer/ Writer/ Editor/ Sound Design/ Mix - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atmospheric Sound - Michelle Ransom-Hughes and Jon Tjhia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mix assist - Dylan Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme - Jen Anderson&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://adf.org.au/help-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help &amp;amp; Support - Alcohol and Drug Foundation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.harmreductionaustralia.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harm Reduction Australia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lifeline&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; (remember you can call 13 11 14, 24 hours in Australia)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;*an earlier version of this episode incorrectly stated MSIR's permanency was granted after the release of the Ken Lay Report, when it was after the Ryan Review.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(MSIR) Shelley Cogger, Dr Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James, Simon, Lisa, and all the visiting clients and staff on duty, Sunday 26 June 2022; and at closing time, 29 July 2023.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artwork by Eloise McCullough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the production&lt;a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;nbsp;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Read the Ryan Review&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;"&lt;em&gt;Since its establishment in 2018, the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) trial in North Richmond has succeeded in achieving the trial’s central objective: saving lives. There have been almost 6,000 overdose events in the MSIR during the trial, and none has been fatal. Modelling suggests that during its time in operation the MSIR has prevented up to 63 deaths.&lt;/em&gt;" (p.5 Ryan Review, February 2023)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rom ram rem a computer’s first dream - Zuben&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drift - Daniel Birch&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Computer Dream -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The beginning actually - File Under Toner&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Woodpaths (1974) - Daniel Barbiero (with kind permission)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Shapes That Shadows Make - Daniel BIrch (with kind permission)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nobody Dies Here Theme&lt;/em&gt; (Jen Anderson) (original composition)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Creative Commons&lt;/a&gt; licenses and help make independent productions viable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Series final

The dance of closing time must play out before doors are locked for the night. In this final episode, hear about the trouble with closing. Also, find out what’s changed* for the service. FeaturingClients - Philip, Duane, AaronHost - Michelle Ransom-HughesNurses - Kerry, Jen, Paul, Simon&nbsp;Harm Reduction Practitioners - Tess, DylanHead of Security - AmriMedical Director- Nico Clarke CreditsProducer/ Writer/ Editor/ Sound Design/ Mix - Michelle Ransom-HughesAtmospheric Sound - Michelle Ransom-Hughes and Jon TjhiaMix assist - Dylan Ransom-HughesTheme - Jen Anderson&nbsp; <a href="https://adf.org.au/help-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Help &amp; Support - Alcohol and Drug Foundation</a><a href="https://www.harmreductionaustralia.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harm Reduction Australia</a><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lifeline</a> (remember you can call 13 11 14, 24 hours in Australia) *an earlier version of this episode incorrectly stated MSIR's permanency was granted after the release of the Ken Lay Report, when it was after the Ryan Review. Thanks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(MSIR) Shelley Cogger, Dr Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James, Simon, Lisa, and all the visiting clients and staff on duty, Sunday 26 June 2022; and at closing time, 29 July 2023. Artwork by Eloise McCullough. Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land. An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.You can support the production<a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;here</a><a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the Ryan Review</a>&nbsp;to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR "Since its establishment in 2018, the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) trial in North Richmond has succeeded in achieving the trial’s central objective: saving lives. There have been almost 6,000 overdose events in the MSIR during the trial, and none has been fatal. Modelling suggests that during its time in operation the MSIR has prevented up to 63 deaths." (p.5 Ryan Review, February 2023) Music&nbsp;&nbsp;Rom ram rem a computer’s first dream - ZubenDrift - Daniel Birch&nbsp;Computer Dream -&nbsp;The beginning actually - File Under TonerWoodpaths (1974) - Daniel Barbiero (with kind permission)The Shapes That Shadows Make - Daniel BIrch (with kind permission)Nobody Dies Here Theme (Jen Anderson) (original composition) Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via <a href="https://creativecommons.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a> licenses and help make independent productions viable. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Goodnight and good luck  

<description>&lt;p&gt;A proud Yorta Yorta Tunnarong woman, Ange is Aunty to many in the MSIR community. After an especially tough time and several rehab attempts, she’s ready to make big changes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Aboriginal listeners are advised this episode contains the name of a person who is deceased*&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Episode contains: overdose death, coarse language&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host&amp;nbsp;- Kerin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring - Angela&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer/ Editor/ Interviewer - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Co-Host recording - Shelley Cogger&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mix Assistance - Dylan Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme - Jen Anderson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to: Shelley, Nico, Simon, Jen, Dylan, Sophie, Jaye, Jon and all the staff and clients at the MSIR who have supported this independent project.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recorded in 2022 on&amp;nbsp;unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://adf.org.au/help-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help &amp;amp; Support - Alcohol and Drug Foundation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.harmreductionaustralia.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harm Reduction Australia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lifeline&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; (remember you can call 13 11 14, 24 hours in Australia)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the production&lt;a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;nbsp;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Read the Ryan Review&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nobody Dies Here Theme &lt;/em&gt;- Jen Anderson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;GuitarDandC&lt;/em&gt; by Kevin Boucher&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cello &lt;/em&gt;by Kelly Latimore (CCbyA) Free Music Archive&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Orange River &lt;/em&gt;by&lt;em&gt; &amp;lt;&amp;lt;REW&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via&lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Creative Commons&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;licenses and help make independent productions viable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Getting back on track

A proud Yorta Yorta Tunnarong woman, Ange is Aunty to many in the MSIR community. After an especially tough time and several rehab attempts, she’s ready to make big changes.&nbsp; *Aboriginal listeners are advised this episode contains the name of a person who is deceased* Episode contains: overdose death, coarse language CreditsHost&nbsp;- KerinFeaturing - Angela&nbsp;Producer/ Editor/ Interviewer - Michelle Ransom-HughesCo-Host recording - Shelley CoggerMix Assistance - Dylan Ransom-Hughes Theme - Jen Anderson Thanks to: Shelley, Nico, Simon, Jen, Dylan, Sophie, Jaye, Jon and all the staff and clients at the MSIR who have supported this independent project. Recorded in 2022 on&nbsp;unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land. <a href="https://adf.org.au/help-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Help &amp; Support - Alcohol and Drug Foundation</a><a href="https://www.harmreductionaustralia.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harm Reduction Australia</a><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lifeline</a> (remember you can call 13 11 14, 24 hours in Australia) An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.You can support the production<a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;here</a> <a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the Ryan Review</a>&nbsp;to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR MusicNobody Dies Here Theme - Jen AndersonGuitarDandC by Kevin BoucherBlue Dot SessionsCello by Kelly Latimore (CCbyA) Free Music ArchiveOrange River by &lt;&lt;REW&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via<a href="https://creativecommons.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Creative Commons</a>&nbsp;licenses and help make independent productions viable. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Angela

<description>&lt;p&gt;John’s history with heroin and other drugs includes making the front page of the &lt;em&gt;Herald Sun&lt;/em&gt; after overdosing in a laneway. Having been around Melbourne since the deadly late 90s, he's a staunch defender of the MSIR, and opioid replacement, Buvedal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode contains: strong language, overdose death and adult themes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://adf.org.au/help-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help &amp;amp; Support - Alcohol and Drug Foundation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.harmreductionaustralia.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harm Reduction Australia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lifeline&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; (remember you can call 13 11 14, 24 hours in Australia)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host&amp;nbsp;- Pudgey&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring&amp;nbsp;- John&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer/ Interviewer/ Editor - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mix assistance - Dylan Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host recording - Shelley Cogger&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme - Jen Anderson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Field recordings - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recorded on&amp;nbsp;unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the production&lt;a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;nbsp;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Read the Ryan Review&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(MSIR) Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James Fitzpatrick, Shelley Cogger, Donna, Lisa, and the staff who helped make these interviews possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Kim Lester, Dave Suttee, Pippa Williams, Adele Pickvance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series art by Eloise McCullough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nobody Dies Here Theme&lt;/em&gt; - Jen Anderson&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unalin&lt;/em&gt; - Tim Khan (CC0) freesound&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attempt 7&lt;/em&gt; - Jared C. Balogh (CCbyNC)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Slin&lt;/em&gt; - Tim Khan (CC0) freesound&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I can only be what I am

John’s history with heroin and other drugs includes making the front page of the Herald Sun after overdosing in a laneway. Having been around Melbourne since the deadly late 90s, he's a staunch defender of the MSIR, and opioid replacement, Buvedal. Episode contains: strong language, overdose death and adult themes <a href="https://adf.org.au/help-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Help &amp; Support - Alcohol and Drug Foundation</a><a href="https://www.harmreductionaustralia.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harm Reduction Australia</a><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lifeline</a> (remember you can call 13 11 14, 24 hours in Australia) CreditsHost&nbsp;- PudgeyFeaturing&nbsp;- John&nbsp;Producer/ Interviewer/ Editor - Michelle Ransom-HughesMix assistance - Dylan Ransom-HughesHost recording - Shelley Cogger Theme - Jen AndersonField recordings - Michelle Ransom-Hughes Recorded on&nbsp;unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land. An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.You can support the production<a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;here</a> <a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the Ryan Review</a>&nbsp;to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR Thanks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(MSIR) Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James Fitzpatrick, Shelley Cogger, Donna, Lisa, and the staff who helped make these interviews possible.&nbsp;Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Kim Lester, Dave Suttee, Pippa Williams, Adele Pickvance.Series art by Eloise McCullough. Music<ul><li>Nobody Dies Here Theme - Jen Anderson</li><li>Unalin - Tim Khan (CC0) freesound</li><li>Attempt 7 - Jared C. Balogh (CCbyNC)&nbsp;</li><li>Slin - Tim Khan (CC0) freesound</li></ul> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

John

<description>&lt;p&gt;Kerin reveals some of her dramatic life story, and how it intersects with her decades-long use of heroin. Now 72, Kerin’s toughness mostly conceals the depth of her losses.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;CW: Family Violence; overdose death; mild coarse language&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;- &lt;/strong&gt;Kerin&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host&lt;strong&gt; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Pudgey&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer/ Interviewer/ Editor - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mix Assistance - Dylan Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host recording - Shelley Cogger&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme - Jen Anderson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recorded on&amp;nbsp;unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the production&lt;a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Read the Ryan Review&lt;/a&gt; to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(MSIR) Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James Fitzpatrick, Shelley Cogger, Donna, Lisa, and the staff who helped make these interviews possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Kim Lester, Dave Suttee, Pippa Williams, Adele Pickvance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series art by Eloise McCullough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nobody Dies Here Theme&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href=" Jen Anderson " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Jen Anderson&lt;/a&gt; (series original)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Precious Breath&lt;/em&gt; - Jen Anderson&amp;nbsp;(series original)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waiting Stillness&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Brylie_Christopher_Oxley/singles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Brylie Christopher Oxley&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6666666666666666 - Alpha Hydrae&amp;nbsp;(via FMA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via&lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Creative Commons&lt;/a&gt; licenses and help make independent productions viable&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I say what I think

Kerin reveals some of her dramatic life story, and how it intersects with her decades-long use of heroin. Now 72, Kerin’s toughness mostly conceals the depth of her losses.&nbsp; CW: Family Violence; overdose death; mild coarse language CreditsFeaturing&nbsp;- Kerin&nbsp;Host -&nbsp;PudgeyProducer/ Interviewer/ Editor - Michelle Ransom-HughesMix Assistance - Dylan Ransom-HughesHost recording - Shelley CoggerTheme - Jen Anderson Recorded on&nbsp;unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land. An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR.You can support the production<a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a> <a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the Ryan Review</a> to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR Thanks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(MSIR) Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James Fitzpatrick, Shelley Cogger, Donna, Lisa, and the staff who helped make these interviews possible.&nbsp;Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Kim Lester, Dave Suttee, Pippa Williams, Adele Pickvance.Series art by Eloise McCullough. MusicNobody Dies Here Theme - <a href=" Jen Anderson " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jen Anderson</a> (series original)Precious Breath - Jen Anderson&nbsp;(series original)Waiting Stillness - <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Brylie_Christopher_Oxley/singles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brylie Christopher Oxley&nbsp;</a>6666666666666666 - Alpha Hydrae&nbsp;(via FMA) Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via<a href="https://creativecommons.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Creative Commons</a> licenses and help make independent productions viable <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Kerin

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Zone 4 people wanting to alter their heroin use can start pharmacotherapy within 24 hours. Clients take the lead in managing their health, supported by trauma-informed care. The MSIR’s in-house medical services catch people at risk of falling between the cracks of the wider health system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featuring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Head of Security - Amri&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Medical Director - Dr Nico Clark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nurse and *EPOCH team member - Jen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harm Reduction Practitioner and EPOCH team member - Dylan&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MSIR Client - ‘Oscar Wilde’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host - Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer/ Writer/ Editor/ Sound Design/ Mix: Michelle Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atmospheric Sound Recordings: Michelle Ransom-Hughes and Jon Tjhia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fact Checker: Shelley Cogger&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Final Mix: Dylan Ransom-Hughes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme: Jen Anderson&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made with the cooperation of the North Richmond Community Health MSIR.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the production&lt;a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Read the Ryan Review&lt;/a&gt; to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nrch.com.au/services/alcohol-and-other-drugs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Resources and support for people who inject drug&lt;/a&gt;s&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;*The EPOCH program (in conjunction with St Vincent's Hospital) helped the MSIR meet its licensing objectives by reducing the rate of Blood Borne Viruses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More than 360 people have started Hep-C treatments (as of June 2023), via the MSIR.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(MSIR) Shelley Cogger, Dr Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James, Simon, and all the visiting clients and staff on duty, Sunday 26 June 2022.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jon Tjhia, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Dave Suttee and Pippa Williams.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode art by Eloise McCullough&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dusty&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Freezing&lt;/em&gt; - Crowander (licensed)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nobody Dies Here Theme&lt;/em&gt; - Jen Anderson (series original composition)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hesi’im and Orange River by REW&amp;lt;&amp;lt; (CCbyANC4.0 via Free Music Archive)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Electronic Minute 328&amp;nbsp;by gis_sweden &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nnionn by TIm Khan (CCbyA via freesound)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Creative Commons&lt;/a&gt; licenses and help make independent productions viable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Opioid agonist treatments

In Zone 4 people wanting to alter their heroin use can start pharmacotherapy within 24 hours. Clients take the lead in managing their health, supported by trauma-informed care. The MSIR’s in-house medical services catch people at risk of falling between the cracks of the wider health system. FeaturingHead of Security - AmriMedical Director - Dr Nico ClarkNurse and *EPOCH team member - JenHarm Reduction Practitioner and EPOCH team member - Dylan&nbsp;MSIR Client - ‘Oscar Wilde’Host - Michelle Ransom-Hughes CreditsProducer/ Writer/ Editor/ Sound Design/ Mix: Michelle Ransom-HughesAtmospheric Sound Recordings: Michelle Ransom-Hughes and Jon TjhiaFact Checker: Shelley CoggerFinal Mix: Dylan Ransom-HughesTheme: Jen Anderson&nbsp; Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made with the cooperation of the North Richmond Community Health MSIR.You can support the production<a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a><a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/publications/review-of-the-medically-supervised-injecting-room-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the Ryan Review</a> to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR<a href="https://nrch.com.au/services/alcohol-and-other-drugs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Resources and support for people who inject drug</a>s *The EPOCH program (in conjunction with St Vincent's Hospital) helped the MSIR meet its licensing objectives by reducing the rate of Blood Borne Viruses.More than 360 people have started Hep-C treatments (as of June 2023), via the MSIR. Thanks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(MSIR) Shelley Cogger, Dr Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James, Simon, and all the visiting clients and staff on duty, Sunday 26 June 2022.&nbsp;Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jon Tjhia, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Dave Suttee and Pippa Williams.Episode art by Eloise McCullough Music&nbsp;&nbsp;Dusty and Freezing - Crowander (licensed)Nobody Dies Here Theme - Jen Anderson (series original composition)Hesi’im and Orange River by REW&lt;&lt; (CCbyANC4.0 via Free Music Archive)Electronic Minute 328&nbsp;by gis_sweden Nnionn by TIm Khan (CCbyA via freesound) Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via <a href="https://creativecommons.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a> licenses and help make independent productions viable. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Heroin, health and the spaces in between 

Tour an exceptional health service with the people who know it best, health workers and people who inject drugs, in this twelve episode series.Winner Best Documentary Australian Podcast Awards 2023 A fully independent and self-funded Alongside Radio (Australia) production.Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Yagera land.Created with the cooperation of North Richmond Community Health’s&nbsp;Medically Supervised Injecting Room. You can support the show <a href="https://paypal.me/RansomHughes?country.x=AU&amp;locale.x=en_AU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Nobody Dies Here: Inside Melbourne's Medically Supervised Injecting Room

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