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Podcast: Talking FACS
Episode: Syringe Support Programs
Description: Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of KentuckyÂ
Guest:Â Alex Elswick, Extension Specialist for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
Episode 26, Season 2
More commonly known as Syringe Exchange programs, these are programs that support the safe access to syringes for those who use intravenous drugs. Alex Elswick, sits down with Dr. Jennifer Hunter to share that research shows that having safe access programs does not increase drug use in a community, but it does reduce the harm that can come to those who use. Listen in to this...