On this edition of Century: A Harm Reduction Approach to Treatment.
Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Sheila Vakharia, PhD to
discuss drug policy reform, harm reduction, and the case for a harm
reduction approach to substance use disorder treatment. We talk about
Sheila\'s book The Harm Reduction Gap and her forthcoming book,
co-authored by Heather Sophia Lee, entitled The Case For A Harm
Reduction Approach: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Addiction Treatment.
Plus, the UN General Assembly\'s High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS was
held June 22 and 23. We\'ll hear presentations from their thematic
discussions by speakers Florence Riako Anam, Co-Executive Director at
The Global Network of People Living with HIV, Jeremy Tan, Program
Officer at Youth LEAD, the Asia-Pacific Network for Young Key
Populations, and Diene Keita, Executive Director of the UN Population
Fund.