• 'I've broken a needle in my arm while injecting' - the drug users at the first Supervised Injection Facility

  • Jan 9 2025
  • Length: 22 mins
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'I've broken a needle in my arm while injecting' - the drug users at the first Supervised Injection Facility

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  • Amber (not her real name) is among the first people to use Ireland's long-awaited Supervised Injection Facility in Dublin. Speaking to Irish Times social affairs correspondent, Kitty Holland, Amber says up until now her day has been taken up by procuring heroin and crystal meth and then strategising about where she can consume them. Suffering from substance abuse since her teens, she says the new centre at Merchants Quay Ireland will change her life. "I am so tense when I am injecting I have had a needle break in my arm. Being able to relax, there is no price on the peace that would come with that.” The SIF was first proposed in 2015 and hasn't been without controversy. Objections to the centre came from stakeholders like the local primary school, where parents fear it will increase dealing and dangerous behaviour in the area. But those behind the pilot project say it will take intravenous drug use off the streets, encourage addicts to link in with local services and prevent deaths by overdose.


    Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Aideen Finnegan.


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