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Last month, the Trump administration escalated its attack on harm reduction within an executive order. Alongside ceasing support for harm reduction research and programming, the order threatens criminal, civil, and other punishments for programs offering life-saving harm reduction services. These destructive methods will only intensify the tragedies caused by the overdose crisis, especially for Black, brown, and Indigenous people, which are acknowledged by International Overdose Awareness Day.

The statement from CHLP condemns a recent executive order by the Trump administration that attacks evidence-based public health approaches like Housing First and harm reduction, while expanding carceral strategies such as civil confinement and increased surveillance of marginalized communities.

This article in Verite News, a nonprofit news outlet based in New Orleans, focuses on the devastating impact of Louisiana's HIV exposure law as lawmakers seek to expand it to include other STIs.