Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW

@myharmreduction.bsky.social

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Harm Reductionist. Drug Policy Reformer. Writer. Speaker. Lapsed Academic. Researcher-Advocate. Brown. She/Her/Dr.

In recent years, the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs), naloxone and nalmefene, have been lumped into an ideological concept of harm reduction which has been used to advocate for policies that are incompatible with federal laws and inconsistent with this Administration's priorities.
"The Harm Reduction gap" Book talk and signing Dr. Sheila P. Vakharia in conversation with Jasmine L. Tyler February 4, 2025 People's book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave Takoma Park, MD 8-9pm Admission is free but space is limited Register here: https://bit.ly/HarmReductionGapAtPeoplesBook