“Harm Reduction International’s (HRI) 2024 edition of the Global State of Harm Reduction highlighted how Indigenous people and youth lack essential access to critical life-saving harm reduction services that prevent drug-related overdose deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, writes Talking Drugs in a new article on this new report.

“Indigenous people are being left behind,” says Sam Rivera, Executive Director of OnPoint NYC, which runs the only two drug consumption rooms in the USA. “While we are seeing some positive trends in harm reduction and overdose response, these are not being felt equally.”

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