How I reported the story

Reviewed:

❚ “Needle exchange programs for the prevention of hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs: a systematic review with meta-analysis”

❚ “Qualitative case study of needle exchange programs in the Central Appalachian region of the United States”

❚ “Public support for safe consumption sites and syringe services programs to combat the opioid epidemic”

❚ “Language Matters in Combatting the Opioid Epidemic: Safe Consumption Sites Versus Overdose Prevention Sites”

Interviewed:

❚ Debra J. Endean, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Aids Resource Center of Wisconsin

❚ Gina Allende, health promotions manager at UMOS

❚ Naronne Cole Sr., outreach worker, Safe Needle Exchange program at UMOS

❚ Holly Hough, assistant city attorney, City of Milwaukee

❚ Stephen Davis, assistant professor, West Virginia University School of Public Health

❚ Beth McGinty, co-deputy director, Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Note: Data used for the story was obtained from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Aids Resource Center of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office.