Analisa Packham talks about the effects of syringe exchange programs on HIV rates, opioid abuse, and crime.
"Are Syringe Exchange Programs Helpful or Harmful? New Evidence in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic" by Analisa Packham.
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:“Effectiveness of sterile needle and syringe programming in reducing HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users” — World Health Organization report.
“Needle exchange programs and drug injection behavior” by Jeff DeSimone.
“Needle exchange programs: Research suggests promise as an AIDS prevention strategy” — GAO report.
“Syringe exchange programs around the world: The global context” — GMHC report.
“The Moral Hazard of Lifesaving Innovations: Naloxone Access, Opioid Abuse, and Crime” by Jennifer L. Doleac and Anita Mukherjee
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Episode 64: Jason Baron on foster care placement
Episode 63: Elizabeth Luh on detecting racial bias in police stops
Episode 62: Yotam Shem-Tov on restorative justice diversion programs
Episode 61: Santiago Tobón on gang rule
Episode 60: Elisa Jácome on access to mental health care
Episode 14: Aaron Chalfin on street lighting and crime (REBROADCAST)
Bonus episode: Carissa Byrne Hessick on plea bargaining
Episode 25: Sara Heller on summer youth employment programs (REBROADCAST)
Episode 59: Kerri Raissian on domestic violence courts
Episode 58: Jennifer Doleac on DNA databases
Episode 57: Giovanni Mastrobuoni on predictive policing
Episode 56: Gaurav Khanna on employment and crime in Colombia
Episode 55: Morgan Williams Jr. on the race-specific effects of policing
Bonus episode: Hannah Walker on criminal justice contact and political participation
Episode 54: Carolina Arteaga on parental incarceration
Episode 53: Heyu Xiong on how legalizing marijuana affects marijuana dealers
Bonus episode: Gregg Caruso on free will and punishment
Episode 52: Katherine Eriksson on Rosenwald schools
Episode 51: Amanda Agan and Anna Harvey on misdemeanor prosecution
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