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Used syringes are discarded at a needle exchange clinic where users can pick up new syringes and other clean items for those dependent on heroin on February 6, 2014 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
More medically-supervised injecting centres are needed across Australia to help prevent drug overdose deaths, safety advocates say.
Action is overdue and urgently required as dangerous synthetic opioids continue to be detected, Alcohol and Drug Foundation chief executive Erin Lalor says.
