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March 6, 2025

Implementing a Statewide Vending Machine Initiative

Implementing a Statewide Harm Reduction Vending Machine Initiative By: Shelby Arena and Lucy Connery MPH…

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Harm Reduction

February 26, 2025

Benefits of Harm Reduction Vending Machines

Benefits of Harm Reduction Vending Machines By: Lucy Connery MPH and Shelby Arena Introduction The…

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Harm Reduction Program Highlights

December 16, 2024

Is Frozen Naloxone Still Effective?

Thank you to WIVB Channel 4 News for inviting our Harm Reduction Manager to speak…

MATTERS LC

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Harm Reduction

November 27, 2024

Harm Reduction Strategies and Interventions

This article is part three of a multi-part series on harm reduction. Click here to…

MATTERS LC

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Education Harm Reduction

August 30, 2024

Harm Reduction Principles

This article is part two of a four-part series on harm reduction. Click here to…

MATTERS LC

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Image with text 'How Naloxone Reverses an Opioid Overdose'. Image contains animation of naloxone knocking opioids off of the opioid receptor, effectively reversing the effects of an overdose.

Education Harm Reduction Program Highlights

July 18, 2024

New Opioid Overdose Response Video

We are proud to release our newest educational video on how to respond to an…

MATTERS LC

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Harm Reduction

June 20, 2024

Responding to WNY Opioid Overdose Spike

Thank you to WGRZ and WIVB for having MATTERS staff join your broadcast to raise…

MATTERS LC

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Education Harm Reduction

May 22, 2024

Myth-Busting Fentanyl in Cannabis

Myth-Busting Fentanyl in Cannabis By: Lucy Connery MPH Over the past decade, fentanyl has been…

MATTERS LC

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Education Harm Reduction

May 22, 2024

What Is Harm Reduction?

Interested in learning more? Click here to see part two of this four-part series on…

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Contents of the MATTERS harm reduction vending machines. This includes naloxone (commonly referred to as Narcan), fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips.

Education Harm Reduction

April 22, 2024

In-Person Narcan Trainings

MATTERS' Harm Reduction team is facilitating two in-person Narcan (naloxone) trainings in May 2024. These…

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Harm Reduction

Implementing a Statewide Vending Machine Initiative

Benefits of Harm Reduction Vending Machines

Is Frozen Naloxone Still Effective?

Harm Reduction Strategies and Interventions

Harm Reduction Principles

New Opioid Overdose Response Video

Responding to WNY Opioid Overdose Spike

Myth-Busting Fentanyl in Cannabis

What Is Harm Reduction?

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