The Needle and the Narrative is produced by Challenges Inc SC; a non profit, drug user health and harm reduction service provider in South Carolina. Interests include drug policy, infectious disease, HIV, HCV, harm reduction, substance use treatment, and drug user activisim. We use stories from lived experience to influence systemic change. Challenging minds; changing hearts. To support our work by becoming a subscription member, visit: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-needle-and-the-narrative--1518412/support www.challengesinc.org
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Needle and the Narrative is produced by Challenges Inc SC; a non profit, drug user health and harm reduction service provider in South Carolina. Interests include drug policy, infectious disease, HIV, HCV, harm reduction, substance use treatment, and drug user activisim. We use stories from lived experience to influence systemic change. Challenging minds; changing hearts.
Recent episodes include "SC HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis Conference Debrief" (26 October 2026, 50 minutes), "The Voice of an Intern in Harm Reduction" (12 October 2026, 39 minutes), and "International Overdose Awareness Day" (31 August 2026, 30 minutes).
The Needle and the Narrative publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 46 minutes.
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The Needle and the Narrative
The Challenges Inc SC team was honred to present several times at this year's SC HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis conference and represent harm reduction in South Carolina. Marc, Tina, and Lysandra share their perspectives and...
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World, meet Nick, our new intern. We thought it would be interesting to learn about harm reduction from an intern's perspective. Nick has previous experience working for an SSP and is skilled at connecting with people...
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Today is August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). Kris and Marc provide a debrief of Jessica's Walk for Overdose Awareness which was held last Friday, downtown Greenville, SC. This event follows the...
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Today we sit down with Tim Santamour, Executive Director, Florida Harm Reduction Collective, is a person with Living/Lived Experience in Substance Use and has over 33 years of experience in harm reduction. He began his...
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In this episode of The Needle and the Narrative, we discuss the upcoming 7-OH ban by the DEA and the federal government. Tina Kasson of Challenges Inc SC has done extensive research to help educate the public on these...
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Today Marc and Kris debrief the International Network on Health, Hepatitis, and Substance Use (INHSU) Hepatitis C Intervention Symposia Series – United States in Miami. Challenges Inc SC staff, Kris and Lysandra were in...
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Today, we sit down with Amber Frazier, CPSS. Amber is a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Harm Reductionist with 5+ years of experience advancing culturally responsive, evidence‑based public health initiatives...
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Today we sat down with Wynston; a local queer trans man from upstate South Carolina. We dive into his life experience with HIV, harm reduction, and drag to learn more about these communities. This episode was supported...
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Shae Dalrymple is a harm reduction activist and writer with extensive lived experience and a passion for human rights, especially bodily autonomy. She graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's of science in...
The Needle and the Narrative
Shae Dalrymple is a harm reduction activist and writer with extensive lived experience and a passion for human rights, especially bodily autonomy. She graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's of science in...
The Needle and the Narrative
In today's The Needle and the Narrative epiosode Marc and Kris sit down for a Appalachian gathering debrief to talk about the first annual Central Appalachian Harm Reduction Cohort, organized by Virginia Harm Reduction...
The Needle and the Narrative
In today's The Needle and the Narrative epiosode Marc and Kris sit down for a Appalachian gathering debrief to talk about the first annual Central Appalachian Harm Reduction Cohort, organized by Virginia Harm Reduction...
The Needle and the Narrative
In this episode of the Needle and the Narrative we sit down with Challenges Inc SC staff, Tina Kasson. Tina is a Harm Reduction Specialist who is passionate about changing the conversation around drug use. She draws on...
The Needle and the Narrative
In this episode of the Needle and the Narrative we sit down with Challenges Inc SC staff, Tina Kasson. Tina is a Harm Reduction Specialist who is passionate about changing the conversation around drug use. She draws on...
The Needle and the Narrative
On this episode of The Needle and The Narrative, Marc and Raymond sit down with Challenges Inc SC program manager Kris Stepp. Kris has been around the Challenges Inc ethos for several years and has helped it grow to...
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On this episode, we highight Challenges Inc SC staff Lysandra Ryan. Lysandra has a wealth of lived experince and Harm Reduction work. We sit down to learn more about her as a person and what keeps her showing up every...
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This is a segment from an old converstation with local clinic physician Dr. Quang Pham in 2023. Dr. Pham was willing to create a fast track for clients coming from our SSP to his clinic for primary care, addiction...
The Needle and the Narrative
In this episode Raymond interviews the founder and director of Challenges Inc SC, Marc Burrows. We cover the history of Challenges Inc, the reasons for starting the first syringe service program in South Carolina and...
The Needle and the Narrative
Episode 4 of the four part series funded by the Counter Narrative Project. Carrying the story forward; lived experience, leadership, and harm reduction. Come along as we discuss idenity, substance use, HIV, sex work...
The Needle and the Narrative
The Needle and the Narrative, episode 3 of the new series with support from the Counter Narrative Project. We'll be digging into how substance use, HIV risk, and LGBTQ+ identity intersect, along with the barriers folks...
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