Concurrent 1E: Practical Strategies for Collaborating with People Who Use Meth
Tracks
Track 5
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM |
Details
People who use meth are among the most stigmatized people who use drugs. As meth use becomes more common globally, doctors, researchers, and harm reduction providers will need to tailor services to the unique needs of this community rather than just deeming them “noncompliant” or “hard to reach”. In this session, people with lived and living experience of meth use will share their challenges and success seeking care and developing programs that engage people who use meth.
Speaker
Mrs. Dee Chavez
Board Member
Yuba Harm Reduction Collective
Practical Strategies for Collaborating with People Who Use Meth
1:45 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Dee Chavez is a Board Member at the Yuba Harm Reduction Collective. She has used meth for forty years, was incarcerated for ten years, experienced homelessness for over fifteen years, and is living with Hepatitis C. She was the first person to do community based needle exchange in Sacramento, USA.
