Experts Discuss Harm Reduction
Can simply touching fentanyl really lead to an overdose?
Join us for the latest episode of "Addiction: The Next Step," as we talk with Cameron Coleman and Biz Berthy from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to debunk this and other pervasive myths.
Find out why the availability of naloxone and other harm reduction supplies and services is crucial.
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It's really easy to develop a lot of fear around that and to sometimes kind of like demonize a specific substance.
But what we know about fentanyl is that fentanyl itself is a medication, is an opiate, that is used every single day in hospitals all around the world.
It is used in epidurals, it's used when people get surgeries. It's a very commonly used medication. So when we think about it in that lens and then you put that same logic to these incidents of it being present on the street, if it was that you know dangerous and lethal to even be around, would they be dispensing it in hospitals as easily as they do?Cameron Coleman
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Resources
- Visit the Project COPE page for videos on How to Administer Naloxone and How to Use Test Strips
- Order Harm Reduction Supplies (Naloxone and Test Strips)