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Tag: intravenous drug use

Young man loads a medical needle from a bottle with a clear substance
Posted inChronic Disease

Switzerland fights heroin with heroin

by Taylor Knopf January 28, 2019November 13, 2019

By Taylor Knopf GENEVA and ZURICH, Switzerland — Sarah is a well-dressed, middle-aged English woman living in Geneva with her friendly yellow lab, Maloo. By most accounts, Sarah lives a normal life. She has a couple of adult children, goes on vacations, works part-time with horses, and says she’s lucky because her job never feels […]

Stean stands at a podium to speak about opioids
Posted inSubstance Use

Q&A: A.G. Josh Stein Talks About Fighting Opioid Abuse

by Taylor Knopf February 12, 2018April 14, 2021
With each use, needles develop more holes and crevices in them that can contain traces of blood. Photo: NC Harm Reduction Coalition
Posted inSubstance Use

Needle/ Syringe Exchange Bill Has Good Shot at Becoming Law

by Rose Hoban July 1, 2016April 16, 2021

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