Macca and Paul talk to Chris Christoforou CEO, Victorian Alcohol &amp; Drug Association (VAADA), as Premier Jacinta Allan has announced that the  second safe Injecting room has been abandoned<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Premier Jacinta Allan has declared Victoria will never get a second injecting room under her leadership, after the government failed to identify a CBD location that would not hurt the city’s shopping strips and stigmatise vulnerable drug users.<br /> Allan abandoned the four-year-old policy on Tuesday, against the recommendations of former police commissioner Ken Lay’s report, which the government requested in 2020 when it promised to open a safe injecting room in the CBD. The government remains committed to <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5d5hu">the existing North Richmond facility</a>, which first opened as a trial in 2018.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/second-safe-injecting-room-abandoned-despite-report-recommending-it-20240423-p5flva.html">https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/second-safe-injecting-room-abandoned-despite-report-recommending-it-20240423-p5flva.html</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo courtesy of Chris Christoforou<br /> <br />

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Saturday, 27th April, 2024, Chris Christoforou,CEO, Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association (VAADA), Second Safe Injecting Room Abandoned

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Saturday, 27th April, 2024, Chris Christoforou,CEO, Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association (VAADA), Second Safe Injecting Room Abandoned

APR 27, 202413 MIN

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