{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Drug Science Podcast","title":"116. Reducing drug harms in the UK with Dr Gillian Shorter and Prof Alex Stevens","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7342ba60\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3252,"description":"\nIn this episode, Prof Nutt meets with Prof Alex Stevens, researcher in drug policy, treatment and harm reduction and Gillian Shorter, a researcher into the health and wellbeing of people who use alcohol and drugs. \nIn this episode they discuss harm reduction strategies in the UK. They delve into the root causes of the stigma surrounding substance use disorders and explore the effectiveness of various harm reduction approaches, such as needle exchange programs and drug consumption rooms. The conversation also considers the politics surrounding these strategies and the limitations imposed by the Misuse of Drugs Act.\n \n \n\n \nDrug consumption Rooms BBC\n\nDrug Science Enhanced Harm Reduction Working Group\nNeedle Exchange\nNaloxone\n\nDrug Consumption Room\nHigh Tolerance Housing\nThe Merseyside Model\nDrug Testing\nDrug Testing Kits\n\nInternational Harm Reduction Association\nHIV and AIDS\nOpiate Substitution Therapy\nWinter Comfort Case Support the Podcast","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_9zCPWqg8qEZMbGPRHXpyfEoB-tp-Loq_USjII37f7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE4MjI3LzE2MTgz/MDc3MDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}