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The Needle and the Narrative

The Needle and the Narrative

By: Marc Burrows
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 The Needle and the Narrative is produced by Challenges Inc SC; a non profit, drug user health and harm reduction service provider in South Carolina. Interests include drug policy, infectious disease, HIV, HCV, harm reduction, substance use treatment, and drug user activisim. We use stories from lived experience to influence systemic change. Challenging minds; changing hearts. To support our work by becoming a subscription member, visit: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-needle-and-the-narrative--1518412/support
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Episodes
  • Rural Harm Reduction with Michael Harney

    Rural Harm Reduction with Michael Harney
    Aug 11 2025
    Michael Harney from Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP).
    Intersecting Stories: HIV, Drug User Health, and Vulnerable Communities.This four-part series aims to amplify the voices of communities impacted by HIV, while exploring the role of harm reduction in addressing health disparities. Each episode focuses on a different vulnerable population, combining lived experience, expert perspective, and a discussion of the systems and policies that shape health outcomes.
    Episode 1: Rural Communities & HIV, which highlights the specific challenges faced by people who use drugs in rural settings—such as limited access to care, stigma, and criminalization.
    Shout out to the Counter Narrative Project for making this series possible.
    https://thecounternarrative.org/

    For more information on harm reduction in South Carolina, visit www.challengesinc.org

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    58 mins
  • Challenging Pathos- Zach Rhoads

    Challenging Pathos- Zach Rhoads
    Mar 14 2021
    Zach Rhoads joins the Challenging Pathos podcast to discuss all things "out of the box", when it comes to treating addiction. Why do we do the things we do? Why don't we follow the evidence? and What's the cost? Zach and Stanton Peele co authored the book "Outgrowing Addiction, With Common Sense Instead of Disease Therapy" which disputes the disease concept of addiction and more. You can purchase the book at https://www.peele.net/bookstore/outgrowing.html
    Learn about South Carolina harm reduction at www.challengesinc.org

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    32 mins
  • Challenging Pathos- Haven Wheelock

    Challenging Pathos- Haven Wheelock
    Feb 21 2021
    In this episode, we speak with Haven Wheelock from Portland, OR on the historic passing of "Measure 110" that decriminalizes personal drug possession in the state of Oregon.
    www.outsidein.org/health-services/needle-exchange/
    www.challengesinc.org

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    1 hr
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