Harm reduction advocates in Nashville are scrambling as proposed federal budget cuts threaten programs that provide life-saving services like Narcan, HIV testing and syringe exchanges. While overdose deaths are declining nationwide, groups like Mending Hearts and HOPE warn that cuts to SAMHSA funding could put hundreds at risk and undo years of progress in addiction recovery.
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