The Medically Supervised Injecting Room in North Richmond is a space where people who inject drugs can do so under medical supervision. This means that they can inject their drug without judgment and with access to health care and social support. The facility was opened in 2018 as a two-year trial and has been operating since then. On 7 March 2023, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that legislation would be introduced to the Victorian Parliament to make the facility permanent.

In this epidode of Living Free, Ann chats with Dr Nico Clark, the medical director of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room about the services it provides to its clients and the importance of a non-judgemental, stigma-free environment to the well-being of those dependent on injectible drugs. Dr Clark is also the Head of the Addiction Medicine Service at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.