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Madison County Health Department tells Richmond commissioners its harm-reduction program cut local overdose-related calls and boosted syringe returns
Summary
Shannon Drummond told the Richmond City Commission that Madison County’s harm-reduction program served more than 400 people in 2024, achieved a 96% syringe return rate and saw local overdose deaths fall about 41% year-over-year; the program distributes sterile supplies, naloxone and connects people to services.
Shannon Drummond, harm-reduction program coordinator at the Madison County Health Department, told the Richmond City Board of Commissioners that the county program served more than 400 participants in 2024 and achieved a 96% syringe return rate.
The presentation, given during the commission’s public meeting, outlined clinical and public-health outcomes the program links to its services, which include sterile-syringe distribution, naloxone (overdose reversal) distribution, HIV testing, education…
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