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  • Harm Reduction Strategies
  • Substance Use Disorder Interventions

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  • Access to sterile injection equipment and overdose reversal medications is crucial for harm reduction.
  • Online platforms can bridge gaps in accessing essential supplies for at-risk populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the reach and impact of the Needle EXchange Technology (NEXT) Harm Reduction program.
  • To assess the distribution of naloxone kits and sterile syringes through a mail-based platform.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of program data from 2017-2019 for Needle EXchange Technology (NEXT) Harm Reduction.
  • Tracking the number of naloxone kits and sterile syringe packages distributed.
  • Recording reported overdose reversals attributed to program-supplied naloxone.

Main Results:

  • NEXT Harm Reduction distributed 3609 naloxone kits and 1230 packages of sterile syringes and supplies.
  • The program received 335 reports of overdose reversals using naloxone provided by NEXT Harm Reduction and its affiliates.

Conclusions:

  • Online, mail-based harm reduction services like NEXT are effective in distributing critical supplies.
  • The program demonstrates a significant contribution to overdose prevention and reversal efforts.