... by 2005.' It has been claimed that without secure injection facilities many heroin users, especially those who use in streets, laneways, parks and public toilets are in particular danger of dying of overdoses. A survey by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre of 200 injecting drug users found that addicts who frequently injected in public places were more likely to have overdosed in the preceding six months. Supporters of the establishment of heroin injection centres argue that one of the reasons why heroin users in the central business district of Melbourne frequently die of overdoses is that the strong police presence in the area makes them afraid to call for help if anything goes wrong. This point has been made in an analysis of the drug problem in Melbourne written by Peter Ellingsen and Gary Tippet and published in The Age on December 14, 1999. The analysis claims, 'CBD heroin users are more likely ...

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