you talk, we die describes her involvement, as an community activist, in the battle for Melbourne's first safe injecting facility (and Australia's second).
Review: You Talk, We Die the battle for Victoria's first safe injecting facility – Judy Ryan (Scribe Publications)
North Richmond Community Health's medically supervised injecting room opened in June 2018: initially for a two-year trial, since extended for a further three years, until June 2023.
Melbourne is set to have a second medically supervised injecting facility, most likely in the CBD.