Join IRIS on June 20th – Fellowship Research Results and Program Graduation

As the IRIS Fellowship concludes, we invite you to celebrate our fellows’ accomplishments and learn from the amazing research they have conducted. Research topics include integration of peer-delivered harm reduction strategies, barriers to peer university employment, and language access to clinical trials. We also will present a position paper on effective peer workforce integration. Come communicate with Fellows through a poster session to hear how their learnings can be integrated into recovery practice, policy, advocacy, and research.

Date: Tuesday, June 20

Time: 1 – 3 PM

Location: Room 349, SMC Campus Center, 621 West Lombard St., Baltimore

RSVP: Wednesday, May 31
This event is in-person and free. Light refreshments will be provided.

“'It’s just not the same': Exploring PWUD’ Perceptions of and Experiences with Drug Policy and SCS Services Change in a Canadian City"

Authors: Carolyn Greene, Katharina Maier, Marta-Marika Urbanik

Write-up by IRIS team member: Eunsong Park

"The initial article presented the experiences of people who use drugs (PWUD) when a safe consumption site (SCS) in a Canadian city underwent closure and changed into a smaller mobile overdose prevention site. SCSs are medically supervised spaces where PWUD can use their pre-obtained drugs. Research has demonstrated that they have positive outcomes for PWUD’ health including reduction of drug overdose deaths and improvement of community safety. Currently, over 150 SCSs are operational in more than 60 cities across 12 countries."