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NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US Boston Users Union Mass Ave IS a Consumption Space, but its far from safe. Sterile e Supplie ies Safe Consum sumpti ption on Chill Out Social al Room/Dr om/Drop op-In n Services/A ices/Acc ccess
Boston Users Union
Sterile e Supplie ies Safe Consum sumpti ption
Chill Out Room/Dr
n Center er Social al Services/A ices/Acc ccess ess to Treatme tment nt Safe Consumption Spaces Boston, MA
Boston: Harm Reduction programs provide sterile supplies
Safe Consumption Spaces provide sterile supplies
SCS’s provide sanitary and safe conditions for people to consume substances Boston: People use in unsafe and unsanitary conditions all over the city
Safe Consum sumpti ption
es Un Unsaf afe e Consum nsumption ption in Bost ston
Safe Consum sumpti ption
es Un Unsaf afe e Consum nsumption ption Spaces es in Bost ston
Safe Consum sumpti ption
es Un Unsaf afe e Consum nsumption ption spaces ces in Bost ston
Safe Consumption Spaces Boston: AHOPE, Engagement Center, SPOT Program Safe Consumption Space: “Chill Room”
Safe Consumption Spaces: access to treatment, case managers, housing assistance etc.
Boston: PAATHS, AHOPE, Faster Paths, Shelters etc.
■ For many women on the street, it is safer to run with a man than it is to be alone ■ However, many women make compromises and are taken advantage of by their male running partners – Women are pimped out to support men’s habit and cash flow – Men hold the drugs and control women through withholding drugs – Coerced sex/transactional sex – Some women, especially young girls, don’t know how to inject, rely on male partner for injection ■ Women aren’t able to control their environment SCS’s can can ■ Give e wome men n more re contr ntrol
er thei eir r healt alth h and safety ty. ■ Provid vide e inform
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pport t around nd safe e injec ecti tion ■ Decrease crease a woman’s need for an unsafe relationship on the stree reet ■ Creat ate e an aven enue ue for r wome men n to seek ek and recei eive e services es in a safe e envir vironment.
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