Episode 18: What is Harm Reduction? With Laura Guzman and Shakema Straker

21/08/2025 45 min Temporada 1 Episodio 18
Episode 18: What is Harm Reduction? With Laura Guzman and Shakema Straker

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In this episode we host Laura Guzman- the Executive Director at the National Harm Reduction Coalition and Shakema Straker, human rights organizer and harm reduction advocate at the Coalition on Homelessness. Our guests discuss the basic tenets of harm reduction and the data and research that champions harm reduction as an evidence based practice. We explore the harmful misconceptions and stigma that surrounds the overdose crisis, drug use and substance use disorders and the harmful narratives and policies that we are seeing at a local, state and national level. Our guests end with discussing how we can continue to shape counter narratives and fight the stigma.  "Harm Reduction is Loving People Back to Health." Support the show

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