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The Needle and the NarrativeThe 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,... Author: Marc Burrows
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/supportwww.challengesinc.org Language: en Genres: Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Carrying the Story Forward with Raymond Velazquez-Turner
Monday, 22 December, 2025
Episode 4 of the four part series funded by the Counter Narrative Project. Carrying the story forward; lived experience, leadership, and harm reduction. Come along as we discuss idenity, substance use, HIV, sex work, housing, and fighting healthcare stigma. Raymond Velazquez-Turner is a public health leader and harm reduction advocate working with the Western North Carolina AIDS Project and Challenges Inc SC. Raymond's work centers on outreach, HIV testing, overdose prevention, and client centered harm reduction strategies that address HIV transmission, stigma, and structural barriers faced by underserved communities. This series was supported by the Counter Narrative Project out of Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more about CNP by visiting https://thecounternarrative.org/This podcast is hosted by Challenges Inc SC, a syringe services program in South Carolina. Visit https://challengesinc.org/ to learn more about our work. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-needle-and-the-narrative--1518412/support.
