The Need for Syringe Services Programs Escalates as Opioid Overdoses Surge in North Carolina

Affiliations

• ¹ Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• ² Clinical care manager, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• ³ Manager, Harm Reduction Programs, North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, Durham, North Carolina.
• ⁴ Chaplain; founder, president, and CEO of Project Lazarus, Moravian Falls, North Carolina.
• ⁵ Postsecondary student, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• ⁶ Research instructor, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• ⁷ Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. robyn_jordan@med.unc.edu.