Overdose, Harm Reduction, and Sex Workers (New Aced It Episode)
Women sex workers experience higher drug use rates and greater risks of STIs as well as poor mental health. Yet there is little data on their specific overdose risks. In this episode, we review emerging and critically important research that analyzes the impact of police-related barriers to harm reduction for women sex workers. We also highlight how sex-worker friendly and gender-sensitive harm-reduction efforts break down structural barriers to harm reduction faced by people who use drugs.
This project was supported by Grant [5PBJA-22-AG-00031-MUMU] awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this podcast are those of the host and the research team and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.