
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 b... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 74 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessBusinessMental HealthNon-Profit | |||

The Needle and the Narrative; Episode 2 – “Not a Statistic: BIPOC Health & Harm Reduction” We examine how systemic racism and health disparities heighten HIV risk for BIPOC communities, and uplift culturally responsive approaches and grassroots healt... more
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... more
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... more
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.
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Science? This is very emotionally charged and negatively biased. Could have the potential to be an excellent podcast, except everything is experiential opinion. Not sure if that is the aim? This isn’t a great dissemination of information.
It's wonderfully refreshing to hear from a clinician with a progressive, harm reduction approach. I'm so sick of the disempowering, abstinence only, ineffective traditional treatment paradigm. Keep up the great work!
What a waste of time! Guys, stick to an agenda and have some discipline. You only had enough content for a 20-30 minute podcast. No one wants to listen to you ramble on and on for two hours.
Just ran into this podcast by searching for Modafinil and I really enjoy their talks. Keep it up!










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