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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World, meet Nick, our new intern. We thought it would be interesting to learn about harm reduction from an intern's perspective. Nick has previous experience working for an SSP and is skilled at connecting with people who use drugs. We are lucky to have him back.
For more info on safer smoking visit www.smokeworks.org
For more info on harm reduction in South Carolina visit www.challengesinc.org
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31 Aug 2026
International Overdose Awareness Day
Today is August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). Kris and Marc provide a debrief of Jessica's Walk for Overdose Awareness which was held last Friday, downtown Greenville, SC. This event follows the principles of IOAD and calls for compassion over punishment. This year's event had a special surprise with a proclamation from the City of Greenville.
We'd like to thank all of those who attended the event or have brought awarness and advocacy to their community. Overdose is preventable but we need policies that support people who use drugs.
For more info on overdose awareness day visit. www.overdoseday.com
For more info on safer smoking supplies visit. www.smokeworks.org
For more info on harm reduction in South Carolina visit www.challengesinc.org
As always, thank you to Counter Narrative Project for their ongoing support with our podcast.
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13 Aug 2026
Harm Reduction in the South with Tim Santamour
Today we sit down with Tim Santamour, Executive Director, Florida Harm Reduction Collective, is a person with Living/Lived Experience in Substance Use and has over 33 years of experience in harm reduction. He began his work with ACTUP/Western New York and Prevention Point Buffalo in 1991 and was a co-founder of Buffalo Columbus Hospital’s Syringe Services Program (SSP) in 1993. In 1994 Tim moved to New York City where he volunteered with the Lower East Side Needle Exchange Program and, later, Moving Equipment Queer Harm Reduction Collective. From 2001-2004 Tim served as Executive Director of DanceSafe, a harm reduction organization working in Rave, Circuit Party, and Electronic Dance Music communities. Tim has become recognized as a Harm Reduction OG. Over the years he has been a member of the North American Users Union and a vocal advocate for gay men who inject drugs. In 2018 he retired from NYS Department of Motor Vehicles and moved to Florida where he co-founded Florida Harm Reduction Collective, a statewide network of SSPs, Recovery Community Organizations, and opioid overdose prevention and reversal organizations. Tim received a BA in Literature in English from Hunter College in 2017 and serves on several statewide, regional, and national advisory boards, including People with Lived Experience in Research and University of Miami’s HIV Prevention Community Advisory Board.
To learn more about the Florida Harm Reduction Collective visit: https://www.flhrc.org/
To learn more about the Southern Harm Reduction Coalition visit: https://www.flhrc.org/fl-southern-collective/
For safer smoking supplies visit: www.smokeworks.org
Harm Reduction in South Carolina:
www.challengesinc.org
www.southcarolinahrc.org
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