Syringe exchange programs and safe injection services are
outside-the-box interventions increasingly being used by governments,
nonprofits and citizens to address dire issues percolating in tandem
with America's burgeoning opioid epidemic. People who inject drugs
(PWID)--almost a million Americans annually--commonly use painkillers
such as heroin and fentanyl, as well as methamphetamine,
benzodiazepines, barbiturates and cocaine. Yet the users themselves are
often obscured or marginalized by the bigger picture. This collection of
essays covers policies and practices aimed at preventing both
opioid-related deaths and related infections of hepatitis and HIV.