02/23/2023
The Opioid Crisis In Combination With COVID-19 Has Created Many Challenges For Our Communities. Including, But Not Limited To: Increased Drug Usage, Overdoses, And A Rise In Infectious Diseases Like Hep C And HIV.
I Love That My City Is Close-knit. We Build One Another Up. I Live In A Community Where We Support The People And Places We Love. Together We All Can Fight Back Against Overdoes And Disease.
So Many Of Us Know Someone Who Has Struggled With Using Drugs, And Weβve Seen How Hard It Can Be To Stop. But Even When A Person Might Not Be Ready To Stop Using Drugs Entirely, That Doesnβt Mean They Deserve To Overdose Or Get A Life-Changing Disease Like HIV or Hep C. Harm Reduction Programs Help Decrease These Risks For People Who Use Drugs, Their Loved Ones, And Our Entire Community.
Infectious Diseases Like HIV And Hepatitis C Often Spread Through The Use Of Certain Drugs. So When Harm Reduction Programs Provide Safe Ways To Dispose Of Used Syringes, As Well As Access To New And Sterile Syringes, It Reduces The Potential For These Diseases To Spread In Our Communities.
Testing For Infectious Diseases Like HIV And Hep C Is A Harm Reduction Tool That Helps Communities Identify New Infections And Connects People To Care Before An Outbreak Can Spread. When Communities Have Consistent Access To This Kind Of Testing, It Prevents Outbreaks Instead Of Just Reacting To Outbreaks When They Happen.
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