Just to annoy lil’ im.2, let’s set the record straight:
“To limit infections among drug users, the Biden administration created a $30 million grant program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for non-profits to buy “equipment and supplies to enhance harm reduction efforts,” examples of which list infectious disease testing kits, condoms, syringes and “safe smoking kit/supplies.” “ — Biden admin denies program for drug addicts includes free crack pipes
In that article, the hyperlink “example of which” goes to https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/grants/pdf/fy22-harm-reduction-nofo.pdf
At page 10 thereof, you can see for yourself that the reporter didn’t file an erroneous report. It was properly sourced with a Department of Health publication on the legislation. That notice of funding opportunity document premised on the Act included:
“ 6. DATA COLLECTION/PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
Data Collection/Performance Measurement
All SAMHSA recipients are required to collect and report certain data so that SAMHSA can meet its obligations under the Government Performance and Results (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010. You must document your plan for data collection and reporting in your Project Narrative in response to Section D: Data Collection and Performance Measurement in Section V of this NOFO.
Recipients will be required to report on the following indicators on a quarterly basis via SAMHSA’s Performance Accountability and Reporting System (SPARS):
• Number of individual referrals to support services.
• Number of individual linkages to support services. For the purposes of this
indicator, “linkages” are defined as the number of engagements with any support service. Each linkage should be counted (i.e., one individual participant engaged with five individual support services should reflect five linkages).
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List and quantity of harm reduction materials purchased with grant funds including, but not limited to:
o Harm reduction vending machine(s), including stock for machines;
o Infectious diseases testing kits (HIV, HBV, HCV, etc.);
o Medication lock boxes;
o FDA-approved overdose reversal medication(as well as higher dosages
now approved by FDA);
o Safe sex kits, including PrEP resources and condoms;
o
Safe smoking kits/supplies;
o Screening for infectious diseases (HIV, sexually transmitted infections,
viral hepatitis);
o Sharps disposal and medication disposal kits;
o Substance test kits, including test strips for fentanyl and other synthetic
drugs;
o Syringes to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases; o Vaccination services (hepatitis A, hepatitis B vaccination); and
o Wound care management supplies.
• Evidence-based interventions or promising practices implemented at the community level.”
Id at p. 10 [highlighting etc added].
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