{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreibmoyfsp2ss633dvndz6en2iunruhrnqj2vpopzmfljvdnykqqlfa",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:pmmp7irwts7faw56jdxk3idc/app.bsky.feed.post/3meygh3x5sq22"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreib5eln7r3yjrhsi4mxtt44tq5qbw46glbfzlfzoogcrvzyje4gbeu"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 639931
  },
  "path": "/news/2026-02-overdose-deaths-needle-syringe.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T10:27:44.000Z",
  "site": "https://medicalxpress.com",
  "tags": [
    "Addiction"
  ],
  "textContent": "A recently published study from Karolinska Institutet shows that mortality among people who inject drugs enrolled in the Stockholm needle and syringe program declined over a 10-year period, with a marked reduction in opioid overdose deaths. The study is published in the Harm Reduction Journal, and the findings coincide with a period of expanded harm reduction interventions, including the implementation of a take-home naloxone program.",
  "title": "Study finds fewer overdose deaths among needle and syringe program participants"
}