Ms Capp said a local resident near a known drug 'hotspot area' at the intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth streets described it as a slum. 'Nobody wants that,' she said. 'Any response to address these issues must improve the outcomes, not exacerbate the situation. 'I acknowledge that the location of a medically supervised injecting service in the City of Melbourne will be controversial. 'But the evidence shows services such as these save lives, and they do reduce the number of people who are shooting up in our city streets. 'Combating addiction is incredibly complex. Reducing drug use and dependency would benefit our entire society.'