Show Notes
Rachael reflects on the relationships and the ritual that draw her back to the injecting room; how some people flirt with death, and why she’s trying opioid replacement, Suboxone.
CW: drug use, mild coarse language
Credits Host: Pudgey Featuring: Rachael Interviewer: Michelle Ransom-Hughes
Producer/ Editor/ Sound Design: Michelle Ransom-Hughes Host recording: Shelley Cogger
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 here Read the Ryan Review 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)
Thanks Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Jen Anderson, Nico Clark, Donna, Lisa, Simon, Alice and Sean, Sophie, and all the staff at the MSIR who helped make these interviews with clients possible
Music Keratin Rust and a Clear Soul by Alpha Hydrae CC0 Nobody Dies Here Theme by Jen Anderson Music under license by Chad Crouch
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