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A Homer Needle Exchange Offers Safer Supplies for Rural Alaskans and a Bridge to Recovery

Source
Alaska Public Media, PBS, NPR
Date
May 31, 2024
Summary
Features a harm reduction program serving residents of Alaska's rural Kenai Peninsula. Explores strategies for making services, including syringe exchange and opioid-overdose treatment distribution, accessible to remote populations.
Tagged as
Access · Community and faith-based initiatives · Community engagement and volunteerism · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alaska