From Misconceptions to Advocacy: Understanding Harm Reduction

Jamie Hairston
3 min readJun 3, 2024

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When I was in grad school, I realized I needed more experience in the mental health…

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Jamie Hairston

Jamie is a former addiction counselor who now writes fiction about substance abuse and mental health issues.