| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
USA. NY Harm Reductionists Face Pandemic Shortage of Syringes and Other Supplies
USA. NY Harm Reductionists Face Pandemic Shortage of Syringes and Other Supplies
The COVID-19 crisis has taken so much away from people who use drugs in New York. An historic number of lives have been lost to skyrocketing, preventable fatal overdoses; New York City subways, one of the few warm spaces to ride out the cold weather while maintaining social distancing, now ban rough sleepers; more barriers have emerged to already-inaccessible addiction medications.
Across the state, access to safer use supplies and harm reduction organizations—especially those outside of New York City—is at risk of joining the list. (Filter, USA, 20.10.2020)
https://filtermag.org/new-york-harm-reduction-syringe-shortage/