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Long-acting injectable buprenorphine is also known by the brand names Buvidal or Sublocade.
There are around 200 supervised injection facilities around the world but the UK government remains opposed to their introduction
The number of fatal drug overdoses in the US over a 12-month period has surpassed 100,000 for the first time. Fentanyl is the main driver of the spike in deaths.
An injecting centre provides the setting and the possibility for a new type of connection with drug users.
The parliamentary inquiry into establishing an injecting room in Victoria has failed to make any recommendations. This is despite finding drug use is at crisis levels in the area.
Naloxone is used as an “antidote” for opioid overdose which includes heroin, and opioid pain medicines such as morphine, fentanyl and codeine.





