Everyone is welcome. Not everyone is welcome.

Nobody Dies Here: Inside Melbourne's Medically Supervised Injecting Room

In the entry zone, staff walk the fine line between extending a warm, non-judgemental welcome to all and adhering to licensing regulations. People from every walk of life present here to access the room.

Featuring

Head of Security - Amri

Nurses - Kerry, Paul and Simon

NSP Worker - Carmel

Harm Reduction Practitioners - Tess, Jesse and Lisa

Client - Beattie

Host - Michelle Ransom-Hughes

Credits

Producer/ Writer/ Editor/ Sound Design/ Mix - Michelle Ransom-Hughes

Atmospheric Sound Recording - Jon Tjhia and Michelle Ransom-Hughes

Recorded on Wurundjeri land, produced on Turrbal/ Jagera land

An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made possible by the cooperation of the North Richmond MSIR

You can support the production here

Read the Ryan Review to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR

"Since its establishment in 2018, the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) trial in North Richmond has succeeded in achieving the trial’s central objective: saving lives. There have been almost 6,000 overdose events in the MSIR during the trial, and none has been fatal. Modelling suggests that during its time in operation the MSIR has prevented up to 63 deaths." (p.5 Ryan Review, February 2023)

Thanks

(MSIR) Dr Nico Clark, Shelley Cogger, Zoe Gleeson, Jen Anderson, James Fitzpatrick, and all the visiting clients and staff on duty, Sunday 26 June 2022

AND Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jon Tjhia, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Miss Nicole, Dave Suttee, Virginia Heal and Nia Pericles

Artwork by Eloise McCullough

Music

Selva Oscura by Daniel Barbiero (with kind permission)

Nobody Dies Here Theme (Jen Anderson) (original works)

Destruction Loop and For The Record by Daniel Birch (with kind permission)

A Strange Childhood (Paradigm) (CCbyA FMA)

Guitar Riff by DeerLord (CCbyA)

incinc by Tim Khan (CCbyA - Freesound)

Nobody Dies Here Second Theme Variation 1 and Variation 2 by Jen Anderson (original works)

1106 Etoile (Downliners Sekt) (CCbyANC)

Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via Creative Commons licenses and help make independent podcast productions viable

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