"If we had the rehab centre [in Merbein], life may have been different for him, if he was given those chances,"Ms Miller said.
"But to think that we've got a chance now to mend families, to help people, to build a better community here in Merbein, I think it's wonderful."
"If someone does happen to overdose, by the time you get an ambulance out here they are dead."
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