Australia; VIC; WA; ACT
A review of new and existing data has found that a drug consumption room is both needed and feasible in the ACT. Back in 1999, the ACT passed legislation which outlined a plan for the trial of a facility in Canberra, but as yet no such trial has taken place. The current review found that stakeholders shared the view that there are significant and ongoing harms associated with drug use in the ACT, and that the majority of the ACT population support measures such as regulated drug consumption rooms. The authors say that rather than setting up a large medically-focused facility like those found in Sydney and Melbourne, they believe a room embedding in an established service was most appropriate for the smaller population in the ACT.
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