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Expanding Access to Harm Reduction in Rural Communities Through Community-Informed Public Health Vending Machines

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Description
Examines the role of public health vending machines (PHVMs) to address the opioid epidemic in rural counties in North Carolina. Utilizes a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to gather qualitative feedback among people with substance use experience regarding issues such as naloxone access, stigma, preferred PHVM locations and distribution models, and more.
Author(s)
Lori Ann Eldridge, Christian Dotson, Lauren Harrell, et al.
Citation
Harm Reduction Journal, 23, 26
Date
01/2026
Tagged as
Access · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Research methods and resources · Specialty care · Stigma · North Carolina