Congress has reinstated a ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs, despite the fact that these programs dramatically reduce HIV infections. In the midst of the fiscal crisis, states will have no choice but to cut lifesaving measures.
Posts Tagged “harm reduction”
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For many people living with HIV, the risk of overdose presents a more imminent threat than AIDS-related illness. Despite this fact, donors and governments are slow to adopt overdose prevention measures as part of their AIDS programs. It's time for a wake-up call.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Health, United States
Topics: Canada, China, drug treatment, drug users, Global Fund, harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, naloxone, overdose, PEPFAR, public health, Roxanne Saucier, Russia, UNAIDS, United States, UNODC, Vietnam, World Health Organization
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Calling for an "AIDS-free generation," Secretary Clinton delivered a strong and welcome speech on global HIV/AIDS. At a time of stagnating budgets and threats to foreign aid, her strong support for ramping up the fight was good news. But why no mention of vulnerable groups, like people who inject...
Posted in: Africa, Education & Youth, Governance & Accountability, Health, United States
Topics: AIDS treatment, Barack Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, Global Fund, harm reduction, health financing, Hillary Clinton, HIV prevention, HIV/AIDS, law and health, LGBTI, PEPFAR, public health, sex workers, State Department, Zoe Hudson
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Light of Hope, a harm reduction organization in Ukraine, is using media to advance the health and rights of marginalized groups, including people who use drugs and people living with HIV and Hepatitis.
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In the small town of Malindi, Kenya, women who use drugs will never receive the services they deserve until the community listens to their needs.
Posted in: Africa, Education & Youth, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: citizenship, criminal justice, drug policy, drug treatment, harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, human rights, Kenya, malaria, Malindi, needle exchange, police abuse, pregnancy, public health, sex workers, statelessness, Umra Omar, women
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When it comes to drug policy reform, youth activism has helped challenge cultures of bigotry and social exclusion, and spurred dialogue on HIV and harm reduction—topics that are taboo in many countries.
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Igor Kuzmenko chronicles how opioid substitution therapy can offer drug users in Ukraine the chance to stabilize their lives and start anew.
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Access to naloxone, an antidote to opiate overdose, is not only saving lives around the world but also giving drug users hope for a second chance.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Europe, Health, Latin America & the Caribbean, Middle East, United States
Topics: #OD11, Azadeh Momenghalibaf, Drug Policy Alliance, drug users, Eurasian Harm Reducation Network, harm reduction, Harm Reduction Coalition, I'm the Evidence Naloxone Works, opiates, Overdose Awareness Day, Roxanne Saucier, video, Xin Deming
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Naloxone is a safe, easy-to-use antidote to overdose from heroin or other opioids that can be administered by just about anyone with minimal training, but in many countries, legal and policy barriers are keeping it out of the hands of those who need it most.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Europe, Health, Latin America & the Caribbean, Middle East, United States
Topics: Amy Winehouse, Azadeh Momenghalibaf, Chicago Recovery Alliance, codein, harm reduction, heroin, hydromorphone, International Overdose Awarness Day, morphine, naloxone, opiate overdose, opioids, oxycodone, vicodin
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The U.S. Congress prioritizes patent exemptions for Wall Street business methods. Why not for lifesaving medicines?