Overdose Prevention Centers in NYC with Benjamin Hayes, M.D.

About this episode

Dr. Benjamin T. Hayes discusses harm reduction and overdose prevention centers in New York City.

Are you curious about Harm Reduction and Safe Injection Sites? Dr. Benjamin T. Hayes, MD, MPH, MSW, is an Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center and the Clinical and Medical Director of the Drug User Health Clinic at OnPoint NYC — the site of one of the first publicly acknowledged overdose prevention centers in the United States. He trained in Internal Medicine at Montefiore after earning his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, and also holds master’s degrees in Public Health and Social Work. Dr. Hayes Bibliography: LINK

People in this episode

Guest: Benjamin T. Hayes, MD, MPH, MSW

Topics covered

• Harm Reduction
• Safe Injection Sites
• Overdose Prevention
• Public Health
• Drug User Health

Keywords

• Harm Reduction
• Safe Injection Sites
• Overdose Prevention
• Drug User Health
• Public Health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, OnPoint NYC

Places: New York City, United States

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