What do we mean when we say 'harm reduction'?

Season 1, Episode 2,   Dec 15, 2023, 01:00 PM

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The Doses Podcast - Here, Maddy Monroe, the president and founder of the Team Awareness Combatting Overdose Emerson College Chapter, takes on understanding American drug culture in small doses. She'll cover anything and everything, from overdose to legalization to addiction and beyond. This episode is brought to you by Narcan, a nasal spray the reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Stay safe. Be Prepared. Carry Narcan.

In this episode, Maddy Monroe breaks apart the definition of "Harm Reduction" in an effort to discover what it really means and what it looks like in action. This episode features insight from Teena Hallett, a program director at AHOPE (Access, Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention, & Education), a branch of the Boston Public Health Commission. This episode is sponsored by Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. Stay safe. Be prepared.  

00.00 - 00.12: The Doses Pod introduction
00.12 - 01.12: Topics of the episode introduction
01.12 - 01.44: Sponsor read: Narcan
01.44 - 09.06: Harm Reduction, what does that even mean?
09.06 - 12.10: Drug of the episode!
12.10 - 22.30: Interview with Teena Hallett (AHOPE)
22.30 - 22.56: Outro