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Michigan Overdose Prevention Coalition
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2023
The Michigan Overdose Prevention Coalition supports opioid overdose prevention efforts in Michigan, including legislative advocacy to expand access to harm reduction tools for public health such as naloxone and syringe service programs, to reduce overdose deaths in Michigan.
Syringe service programs protect individuals and their communities from harm
SSPs are associated with an estimated 50 percent reduction in HIV and HCV incidence. When combined with medication-assisted treatment, HCV and HIV transmission is reduced by over two-thirds.
SSP participants are five times more likely to enter treatment programs than those who do not seek SSP services.
Additionally, studies of cities that have implemented SSPs found no corresponding increase in crime.
SSP participants are five times more likely to enter treatment programs than those who do not seek SSP services.
Additionally, studies of cities that have implemented SSPs found no corresponding increase in crime.
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Syringe service programs save lives and millions of taxpayer dollars
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Needle exchange and syringe service programs save taxpayers money by preventing infection. The programmatic cost of one new syringe is $1. The average lifetime cost of treating one person with HIV is almost $450,000. Healthcare costs in Michigan associated with skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections from substance use are estimated at more than $400 million per year. Learn more @MichiganOve...
Syringe service programs save lives in Michigan
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ACCESS Healthcare's Syringe Service Program is one of over 90 SSPs in Michigan. A syringe service program is a community-based prevention program that connects people who use substances with comprehensive care and resources. Although syringes and other equipment provided by health programs are not classified as drug paraphernalia, many cities and counties criminalize drug paraphernalia-related ...
What is Harm Reduction? #harmreduction
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Harm reduction aims to reduce the negative impacts of substance use by linking people to life-sustaining health services. Find out more at www.mioverdoseprevention.com. #overdoseawareness #endoverdose #harmreduction
Save Lives: Support Syringe Service Programs in Michigan
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The opioid crisis is a public health emergency that has resulted in a dramatic increase in both opioid overdose deaths and the risk of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) outbreaks in our state. The Michigan Legislature is already taking on the crisis through intentional policies to save lives with expanded access to naloxone. There is, however, much more we can do. Changing policies to protect individua...
Michigan Users Union Members Share Stories on Harm Reduction
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Members of the Michigan Users Union share stories on harm reduction, syringe service programs, and the use of naloxone to reduce the negative impacts of substance use.
Contact your legislator in support of harm reduction policies in Michigan. Learn more at mioverdoseprevention.com/advocacy.
Visit www.mioverdoseprevention.com to learn how harm reduction helps.
Learn more at www.mioverdoseprevention.com.
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