This 3-minute audio segment profiles a harm reduction vending machine in North Adams, Massachusetts.
Episode 4 – Leveraging technology: Expanding Veteran access to harm reduction resources through vending machines
Erin Russell, principal at Health Management Associates, discusses the importance emphasizing harm reduction as a compassionate approach to drug policy. She shares her journey from volunteering at a syringe service program to becoming deeply invested in harm reduction, highlighting how these programs offer critical support and connections to treatment and reduce overdose deaths. Erin also explores the impact of drug policy on drug-related harms, advocating for the need to overcome stigmas that impede treatment.
This video is part of the NIDA series At the Intersection: Stories of Research, Compassion, and HIV Services for People who Use Drugs.
Integrating buprenorphine prescribing into OTP
Poster of same model.
This is a recording of a training that discusses how to normalize addiction through patient-centered care to improve outcomes and reduce overdose deaths.