EndOverdoseNY
@EndOverdoseNY
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Working to #EndOverdoseNY & the drug war in NYS. Our communities deserve dignity, health, & care.
New York, USA
Joined March 2017
@GovKathyHochul, please read our letter. Since you took office, 13,500 of us have died of preventable overdoses. You have the authority to expand overdose prevention centers—use it. Love, New Yorkers Write a message to @GovKathyHochul at https://t.co/N4lkXyaOxa
#OPCsNOW
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@GovKathyHochul's proposed FY25 budget failed to prioritize life-saving health interventions for people who use drugs & instead, proposed criminalizing more substances. How did the @NYSenate & @NYSA_Majority respond in their one-house budgets (or counter-proposals)? 🧵
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6/ In the Capitol hall, the group held a 90-second silent die-in, in recognition of the reality that every 90 minutes, a New Yorker dies of a preventable overdose. https://t.co/0bISj0dC3H
As bodies lie on the ground, we mourn the 19 lives lost a day to overdoses and demand overdose prevention centers. It's time for lawmakers to prioritize saving lives. #EndOverdoseDeaths
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1/ At the NY State Capitol on Tuesday, 100+ NYers held a rally & die-in to demand legislators stop criminalizing people who use drugs! Instead, NY must scale up health solutions rooted in love & community. 🧵 #NoMoreDrugWar #OPCsNOW!
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Every 90 minutes, a New Yorker dies from a preventable overdose. Today, we're here with advocates, community members, and loved ones to say #NoMoreDrugWar. @GovKathyHochul must allocate funding and prioritize policies that support the New Yorkers most at risk of overdose death.
@NYSenatorRivera @Fernandez4NY @LindaBRosenthal @DemondLMeeks @housingworks @TruthPharm We will march. We will fight. Dying of overdose just ain’t right!
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In 2022, the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board was formed to guide spending of $ secured through prescription opioid lawsuits. At Monday’s Board meeting, Black families, providers, & advocates packed the room to demand action on skyrocketing overdose deaths for Black NYers.🧵
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The criminalization of people who use drugs takes many forms, but one reality has remained constant: we take care of us. Learn more: https://t.co/wRxkwAxwKN
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Sam Rivera (@_OnPointNYC) named the success of NYC’s overdose prevention centers (OPCs) as an extension and a direct result of the harm reduction strategies cultivated by Black, Latine, and Indigenous communities throughout history.
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At the 2024 @BPHACaucus Weekend, lived experts, service providers, & advocates came together to share why New York must end the criminalization of people who use drugs and support community-based programs that provide true safety, health, & love to New Yorkers.
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Join me this #CaucusWeekend at my "Stopping Rockefeller 2.0" panel along with amazing panelists to discuss the reality of the overdose crisis and the harm reduction strategies we need to save lives, like OPCs. Join us 2/17 at 3:45PM at Hearing Room A!
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.@GovKathyHochul's proposed budget seeks to schedule (i.e. criminalize) more substances, despite that data shows this will increase overdose deaths and other harms to New Yorkers. Yesterday, @mstonij of @DPA_NY testified before the NYS legislature to explain why.🧵
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Join @NYSenatorRivera, SACHR founder & CEO Joyce Rivera, @BronxDefenders, @_OnPointNYC @VocalNewYork for a discussion about the ill conceived war on drugs, Rockefeller 2.0, & the future of drug policy in NYS. 📅 Saturday, February 17 ⏲️3:45pm - 5:00pm 📍LOB, Hearing Room A
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Every 90 minutes, a New Yorker dies of a preventable overdose — a policy failure. No one needs to die of an overdose. Join @EndOverdoseNY and peer advocates in telling @GovKathyHochul to expand Overdose Prevention Centers now.
@GovKathyHochul, please read our letter. Since you took office, 13,500 of us have died of preventable overdoses. You have the authority to expand overdose prevention centers—use it. Love, New Yorkers Write a message to @GovKathyHochul at https://t.co/N4lkXyaOxa
#OPCsNOW
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Every 90 minutes, one of us dies of a preventable overdose. Overdoses represent human beings. Their lives are valuable and can be saved. We need overdose prevention centers expanded now, @GovKathyHochul . @EndOverdoseNY #OPCsNOW
@GovKathyHochul’s overdose death clock is ticking. Every 90 min, a NYer dies of a preventable overdose. This new Albany billboard updates as the estimate grows. @GovKathyHochul, you have authority to expand overdose prevention centers. Use it. #OPCsNOW
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I’m 💯 👍 for Overdose Prevention Centers run by @cornerproject in my district & @NYHarmReduction: safe sites for ppl already using drugs to do so w supervision. It’s personal—I lost a sister to heroin. OPCs reduce syringe litter, move ppl toward treatment, & save lives. Humane!
“New York…will become the first US city to open officially authorized injection sites…@NYHarmReduction and @cornerproject-are merging to form OnPoint NYC and will expand their services to offer supervised injection at the current sites…”
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NEW: In an attempt to curb a surge in overdose deaths caused by increasingly potent street drugs, New York City will allow two supervised injection sites in Manhattan to begin operating as soon today. W/@andylocal
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During the first official day in operation at the two Manhattan facilities, trained staff reversed two overdoses, officials said.
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A critical step toward supporting the health, safety and dignity of people who use drugs. Eager to see how this step changes what we think is possible in other spaces, as we still have so much work to do.
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BREAKING; New York City to open first legal supervised injection sites in the United States. So much love & gratitude to all who have fought w/us to win this important victory. Especially those we’ve lost to overdose along the way. 💜 https://t.co/FfTjtXdb7E
nytimes.com
During the first official day in operation at the two Manhattan facilities, trained staff reversed two overdoses, officials said.
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For more than 29 years, we have dedicated our lives to ending #overdose deaths & the criminalization & stigma associated with substance use. Being the 1st OPC site in the US is an honor & incredible step forward in ending the #overdosecrisis #wearethemedicine #THISSITESAVESLIVES
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We've lost over 100,000 Americans to overdose in just 12 months. NYers of all backgrounds are united in a vision of a NY free from overdose, grounded in evidence, compassion, and care. Thank you to the leadership of NY groups like @VOCALNewYork, @DPA_NY, and @EndOverdoseNY.
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