Harm Reduction: Hope in Practice with Sheila Vakharia
Sheila Vakharia of the Drug Policy Alliance, author of The Harm Reduction Gap, discusses the development and aims of harm reduction, and hope as a practice.
Locked and Loaded: Reagan’s Crack Offensive
We're not done with Reagan just yet! This week, we’re honing in on the crack epidemic and its devastating impact on Black communities. We unpack the 1980s shift in American politics, where Reagan's policies expanded Nixon's "War on Drugs" and utilized racially coded language to criminalize Black Am…
Where Are We Now?
In the final episode of our series on the war on drugs, we take a look at the present and future of this crisis with some help from Montel Williams and Dr. Sheila Vakharia. Yasmin Cader (ACLU) and Kris Henning (Georgetown Law) return for a roundtable discussion to offer their insight on the current…
‘The Harm Reduction Gap’ with Dr. Sheila Vakharia
This week, we’re talking all things drug policy, harm reduction, and the lingering effects of the War on Drugs with our special guest, Dr. Sheila Vakharia. Dr. Vakharia is the Deputy Director of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, which is a fantastic organization that add…
Episode 92: The Drug War’s Invisible Casualties with Sheila Vakharia
Overdose deaths are the go-to metric for how well drug policy is performing, but those on the ground know that harms from the drug war can include much more than the worst outcomes. As harm reduction policies get swept up in escalating authoritarian attacks on democracy, it’s becoming even more vit…
Harm Reduction: The Breakthrough That’s Saving Lives in Addiction Recovery
When it comes to addiction, most of us have been taught that success means total abstinence and failure means relapse. But that rigid framework leaves a lot of people behind. Harm reduction offers a different approach—one rooted in compassion, science, and meeting people where they are.
In this epi…
238. Dismantling Purity Culture: Abstinence, Drug Use, and Harm Reduction with Sheila Vakharia
On today’s episode, we have Shelia Vakharia (she/her) join us for a conversation about our right to bodily autonomy. Together we talk about meeting people where they are at, consciousness raising around set and setting, and moving beyond abstinence only paradigms.
🧡 If you enjoyed today's podcast…
Sheila Vakharia, Author of The Harm Reduction Gap
The Kingfisher Project is Sheila P. Vakharia, Ph.D. Dr. Vakharia received her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Florida International University, a Master’s in Social Work from Binghamton University, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Addictions from New York University.
She is a nationally recognized…
A Harm Reduction Approach to Treatment
On this edition of Century: A Harm Reduction Approach to Treatment.
Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Sheila Vakharia, PhD to discuss
drug policy reform, harm reduction, and the case for a harm reduction
approach to substance use disorder treatment. We talk abo...
Their addiction treatment isn't working—now what? A family’s guide to harm reduction (with Dr. Sheila Vakharia)
Drug tests. Revolving doors of rehabs. On and off the street. Judges, and parole officers — to families waiting and hoping for something to change. When a loved one’s treatment is dictated by external forces, why doesn’t it “work”, and what does it look like when it does?
Dr. Sheila Vakharia — rese…
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