Harm Reduction’s Road From Fringe to Federal Drug Policy
The overdose crisis in the U.S. is as deadly as it’s ever been. In response, the Biden administration is embracing a controversial strategy known as harm reduction, which seeks to keep drug users safe even as they continue using. We explore how harm reduction has become more mainstream and what kind of impact we can expect it to have on the overdose crisis.
Guests:
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, Associate Dean for Social Justice; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Keith Humphreys, PhD, Esther Ting Memorial Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services, Stanford University
Beau Kilmer, PhD, Director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center
Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Maia Szalavitz, Journalist and Author, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction
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