Implications of Lifting the Federal Funding Ban on Syringe Exchange at Texas HIV/STD Conference. Powerpoint by Dan Bigg, Chicago Recovery Alliance. Please use with credit to Chicago Recovery Alliance. Dan @ cra@attglobal.net or anypositivechange.org

1. Harm Reduction in Chicago The Power of Any Positive Change! Chicago Recovery Alliance

2. Low Threshold Treatment Options - All are Welcome

9. Harm Reduction --> Community Improvement

13. Making a Safer Shot Starting Point?

14. More Accurate!

18. Pneumococcal Seasonal Flu H1N1 Flu Hep A/B Combined Hep A and Hep B separately Tetanus

19. Vaccination Experience to Date… 46,270 vaccinations completed over last decade (84% latest completion figures); Some staff take longer than others to get up to speed -- more hands on training and on-site support; Physician skilled in work with drug users critical to program success; Could not happen without CDPH vaccine!

20. Enough Motivation to Address OD? Program

21. Opiate Overdose Prevention and Intervention in Chicago Use of a proven antidote to save lives where they are being lost on the streets CRA’s OD work dedicated to John Szyler as Any Positive Change

24. CRA’s Opiate Overdose Prevention/Intervention Work…

27. All Testing Possible… Rapid HIV ab – oral or finger stick Syphilis + HCV ab ALL TESTING POSSIBLE… Chlamydia/Gonorrhea

28. CRA Annual Report 2009 11,021 visits 6,341 unique participants 3.06 million syringes exchanged 30.8% female, 1% trans 55% W, 31% AA, 9% PR, 4% Mex 32% 20-24, 25% 30-44, 23% 44+, 12% 25-29, 7% 13-19

29. Harm Reduction --> Community Improvement Bridge to Life Improvements - 300 new methadone treatment admissions in 40 days - Spring ‘00