âThe last brave thing that happenedâ: How the injecting room led the way on drug reform
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The Kings Cross injecting roomâs first medical director said she doubts the centre would have opened in todayâs political environment as it was âthe last brave thing that happenedâ in drug reform.
The injecting room arose out of the Drug Summit held after the 1999 state election and former premier Bob Carr, whose government gave it the green light, said it was âan interesting example of media campaign elevating an issue onto the public agendaâ.