1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The harm reduction movement&amp;nbsp;began&amp;nbsp;as a reaction against drug war policies&amp;nbsp;that criminalize, punish, and hurt people&amp;nbsp;– and a need to save lives.&amp;nbsp;As&amp;nbsp;a public health approach that aims to reduce the harms related to drug use and minimize risk, it offers a fresh and compassionate alternative to the war on drugs.&amp;nbsp;In her new book,&amp;nbsp;New York Times bestselling author Maia Szalavitz&amp;nbsp;chronicles the fascinating and impactful&amp;nbsp;history of this&amp;nbsp;movement. DPA's Sheila Vakharia sat down with Maia to talk about her research, her book's timeliness, and where the movement can go from here, including&amp;nbsp;the decriminalization and&amp;nbsp;legal&amp;nbsp;regulation&amp;nbsp;of drugs.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; You can keep up with&amp;nbsp;Maia’s work at her website,&amp;nbsp;maiasz.com. Her&amp;nbsp;new book,&amp;nbsp;Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction, is available wherever books are sold.&amp;nbsp; Drugs and Stuff: A Podcast from the Drug Policy Alliance http://www.drugpolicy.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/20535128/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/153871548