How Harm Reduction Services Help Reduce Rates of Drug Overdose

Published: April 17, 2022 by RHJ Producer

safe injection site — A client sits in one of the semi-private cubicles used by people with drug addiction at an overdose prevention center at OnPoint NYC in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Equipped and staffed to reverse overdoses, New York City’s new, privately run centers are a bold and contested response to a storm tide of opioid overdose deaths nationwide. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The CDC reports May 2020 through April 2021 saw the most drug overdose deaths ever recorded in a single year. These deaths put into question how effective America’s efforts to reduce drug use have been. Experts discuss the use of harm reduction services and why drug addiction is a mental health issue.

Guest Information:

Regina LaBelle, Initiative Director, The Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown University
Dr. Trent Hall, Assistant Professor of Addiction Medicine, The Ohio State University

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Program #: 22-16Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Addiction| Children and Youth at Risk| Drug Overdose| Harm Reduction| Mental Health| Opioid Epidemic| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Vulnerable PopulationsMedical Conditions: Addiction and Substance Use Disorder| Substance AbuseGuests: Dr. Trent Hall| Regina LaBelleInstitutions & Organizations: Addiction and Public Policy Initiative| Georgetown University| The Ohio State University (OSU)tagged with: Jason Dickey| Kristen Farrah| professor| Reed Pence

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