Overdose prevention: New strategies for harm reduction
Drug overdose deaths continue to climb in the U.S., taking more than 100,000 lives a year. In response, public health leaders are exploring harm reduction policies. Our panel of experts explored drug policy reform proposals and discussed the emerging evidence for strategies such as safe consumption sites, improved access to medications for opioid use disorder, and opportunities to destigmatize drug use.
SPEAKERS
Brandon Marshall Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health; Founding Director, People, Place & Health Collective at Brown University
Mavis Nimoh CEO, Tapestry
Keisa Rivera Harm Reduction Specialist, Victory Programs
Sheila Vakharia Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement, Drug Policy Alliance; Author, The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Individuals Left Behind by Conventional Drug Prevention and Abstinence-Only Treatment
MODERATOR
Vaughan Rees Director, Center for Global Tobacco Control and Senior Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
