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Cato Weekly Podcast • June 14, 2022 

# Drug Paraphernalia Laws Stymie Harm Reduction 

State and federal [laws governing “drug paraphernalia”](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/drug-paraphernalia-laws-undermine-harm-reduction-reduce-overdoses-disease-states) make it more difficult to set up and operate private programs to get people clean needles and other services. Jeff Singer explains.

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##### [Jeffrey A. Singer](/people/jeffrey-singer)

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