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National Harm Reduction Coalition

@harmreduction.org

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National Harm Reduction Coalition creates spaces for dialogue and action that help heal the harms caused by racialized drug policies. www.harmreduction.org

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · Jul 11

#Naloxone saves lives, & should be accessible to all. Harm reductionists have been making this access possible for many years. Did you know NHRC has a Naloxone Finder Map to help locate free resources in your area in the U.S. as well as shipping by mail info? Check it out: bit.ly/NaloxoneFinderMap

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 18h

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#HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #Overdose #OverdoseEpidemic #WarOnDrugs #EndTheWarOnDrugs #Treatment #Recovery #Naloxone #CarryNaloxone #NaloxoneSavesLives #Narcan #CarryNarcan #NarcanSavesLives #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #SupportNotStigma #EndOverdose

National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 18h

of past mistreatment—an exceptionally common experience for people who use drugs—might be willing to accept naloxone from a familiar outreach worker. That small act of trust may also allow the patient to receive wound care and, perhaps later, a discussion about treatment options," via @reason.org

National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 18h

🧵It's simple: The more accessible life-saving #HarmReduction services are, the more lives we will save from the #OverdoseEpidemic. Restricting or removing lifelines in the hardest-hit communities is wrong. "Patients who might avoid hospitals or doctors’ offices because...

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Restricting mobile health vans in Philadelphia will lead to more overdose deaths

Philadelphia's city government can address legitimate quality-of-life concerns in Kensington without constraining lifesaving services.

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 23h

Coming up later this month! Join us for this free virtual learning opportunity. ⬇️

National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 14d

🧵 #HarmReduction keeps people who use drugs & entire communities safer & healthier. Learn how by joining us for October's Foundational Fridays session, "Safer Injecting 101," in which we'll discuss how safer injecting can reduce abscesses & other injection-related wounds
bit.ly/2025SaferInjecting101

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#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #MOUD #Methadone #Buprenorphine #Opioids #Naloxone #CarryNaloxone #NaloxoneSavesLives #OverdoseEpidemic #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthMatters #SupportNotStigma #EndTheStigma #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #EndOverdose

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long enough to heal. And it works. Studies show that medications for opioid use disorder — like methadone and buprenorphine — can cut overdose deaths in half. Naloxone saves lives every day. These aren’t experiments. These are evidence-based tools backed by decades of data," via @azmirror.com

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 1d

That survival felt like a clear message: Find another way. That’s when I called a local harm reduction group. Not a hospital. Not a treatment center. A peer-led group that didn’t ask me to quit but rather asked how they could help me stay alive. That’s what harm reduction is: Keeping people alive...

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🧵Content note: Description of self-harm, su*cide attempt.

"The lowest came on the floor of my kitchen. I couldn’t find a vein. I was sick, alone and out of options. I screamed until my voice cracked. Then I tried to die — three times my usual dose. I survived again.

bit.ly/AZNeedsHarmReduction

Harm reduction saved my life. So why isn't Arizona doing more of it?

Arizona harm reduction advocacy from overdose survivor highlights need for expanded naloxone access and evidence-based addiction support

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This is so true! Thank you for sharing this. ❤️

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Piece by @drsarahwakeman.bsky.social

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#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy #Treatment #DrugTreatment #SupportNotStigma #PreventOverdose #OverdosePrevention #Recovery #EndOverdose

National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 2d

She continued, "We have effective treatments that remain underresourced and inaccessible. Why would we invest in problematic strategies that increase risk of death when we can channel our compassion, urgency and funding into solutions that save lives and improve health?"

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 2d

that at one year all patients had relapsed. An evaluation of 9,464 people forced into treatment found they were 2.2 times more likely to die from an overdose and 1.9 times more likely to die from any cause compared to those in voluntary treatment," she notes.

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 2d

"People forced into treatment are often treated like prisoners, yet their only 'crime' is having an illness. This experience can fracture trust and worsen trauma. Data from Massachusetts, where this practice is common, shows poor outcomes. An evaluation of patients sent to forced treatment found...

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🧵 A senior medical director for #SubstanceUse @ Mass General Brigham & medical director for the Mass General Hospital program for substance use & #addiction services shares how her views on forced treatment changed over time through her work, via @nytimes.com ⬇️

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Image 5 ID 2/2: "No one knows what’s best for you better than you. Whatever drugs you use, we want you to be safe and healthy." White font below this reads, "Visit harmreduction.org to learn more.

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National Harm Reduction Coalition works to increase access to evidence-based harm reduction strategies like overdose prevention and syringe access programs.

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Image 5 ID 1/2: Same background, gradient box, logo, & icons. The information bubble icon is white. Medium-sized black font over white text box reads, "Safer drug use means being informed." Smaller black font below reads,

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Image 4 ID 2/2: infectious diseases from injecting drugs." Slightly larger, underlined white font below reads, "There are over 400 syringe services programs (SSPs) in the U.S."

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Image 4 ID 1/2: Same background, gradient box, icons, "WHAT IS SAFER DRUG USE" title, logo, & arrow. Black font over white text box reads, "Safer drug use means using safe supplies." Black font below reads, "Access to safe supplies and sterile syringes reduces the risk of contracting...

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Image 3 ID 3/3: This is why we provide resources to contextualize drug use, why people use drugs, and ways to make use safer depending on your situation."

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Image 3 ID 2/3: "Safer drug use is about lessening the risk of adverse outcomes from using drugs." Black font below this reads, "There are many reasons someone may be using drugs — and there are other factors besides just drug use itself that can put people in harm’s way.

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Image 3 ID 1/3: Same background, gradient box, icons, logo, & arrow. Bold, all caps yellow font outlined in black reads, "WHAT IS SAFER DRUG USE"" Black font below reads, "(AND WHY DOES IT MATTER)?". Black font over white text box reads,

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Image 2 ID 2/2: Black font below this reads, "People can reduce their risk of HIV, hepatitis C, overdose, and other drug-related harms by applying evidence-based harm reduction strategies around safer drug use."

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Image 2 ID 1/2: Same background, gradient box, icons, logo, & arrow. All caps, bold font in yellow outlined in black @ top reads, "SAFER DRUG USE". Below this, black font over white text box reads, "We recognize using drugs introduces risk — but there are ways to make use safer."