National Harm Reduction Coalition
@HarmReduction
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NHRC promotes the health and dignity of those impacted by drug use. Follow us on Bluesky! https://t.co/qOZMc1WW91
New York, NY | Oakland, CA
Joined June 2009
🧵“The study found that police drug seizures were associated with increases in fatal overdose in the surrounding geographic area in the three weeks following enforcement, possibly by leading people [who use drugs] to take greater risks when they tried to.. https://t.co/dZlFqO54gy
brown.edu
A new study highlights an unintended consequence of interventions to combat the country’s illicit opioid epidemic, emphasizing the need to include harm reduction strategies as part of a comprehensive...
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Image ID 2/2: NHRC white & rainbow gradient 30th anniversary logo in bottom right corner.
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Image ID 1/2: Over black background, gray font pattern reads, "FUND AIDS HEALTH CARE NOW." Bold white font over black text box @ top center reads, "We cannot go back." Slightly smaller hot pink font over black text box reads, "AIDS health care must be funded."
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so hard to create to save lives from the initial #AIDSEpidemic. We demand adequate investments in HIV/AIDS care & prevention — now. We cannot slip further backwards. Learn more about NHRC's history: https://t.co/pWEmfhlUM5
#WorldAIDSDay #HIVAIDS #FundAIDSHealthCare
harmreduction.org
National Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity building organization that promotes the health and dignity of people affected by drug use.
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🧵The #HarmReduction movement & NHRC exist because people living with and dying of #AIDS — & others who loved & cared for them — stepped up to take care of each other when the government left them behind. Today, we see heightened attacks on the very programs & services we fought
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community resilience from the bottom up," this coverage via @WEMU891 shares. #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #PublicHealth #RacialJustice #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice #EndOverdose
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substance use disorder and are at highest risk for negative health outcomes are unhoused folks and Black and brown people, or other marginalized populations, and so the goal of this intervention is to really, really focus those at risk groups in an effort to build a level of
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the goal is really to get folks thinking about how their day-to-day engagements determine their health outcomes, and so we’re really focusing on social determinants of health and trying to curb some of those disparities…Unfortunately those who have diagnosed and undiagnosed
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🧵#HarmReduction is health care, & is deeply interwoven with racial, housing, economic, & environmental justice. This coverage uplifts the life-saving work of Leaf Harm Reduction, focused on building from the ground up. "From a public health perspective.. https://t.co/fF5grEY93t
wemu.org
LEAF Harm Reduction is a organization designed to help people recovering from substance abuse disorder. The program provides wellness checks and helps create community connections. Lee Van Roth...
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isolation and rejection of drug users," this @NCHealthNews piece shares. #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #SupportNotStigma #Decrim #WarOnDrugs #EndTheWarOnDrugs #EndOverdose
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"Though Louise Mae Beale Vincent was a woman small in stature, she left a monumental legacy in her 49 years. The Greensboro native became an unlikely international force, a giant in the harm-reduction movement who pushed throughout her life against society’s dehumanization,
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🧵The hole in our hearts from Louise Mae Beale Vincent's passing remains, & we must embody all she taught us to continue pushing for the rights & dignity of people who use drugs to be honored — in North Carolina, across the country, & worldwide. https://t.co/ypU3LamKoY
northcarolinahealthnews.org
Vincent, an advocate for needle exchanges, accessible drug testing, overdose reversal methods and more, led a movement.
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to housing support, look out for unhoused folks living on the streets, & so much more. Listen to @whyy's feature above spotlighting some of @preventionpp's latest work. #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsLove #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #SupportNotStigma #EndOverdose
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🧵#HarmReduction is community, care, & unconditional love. This holiday season, like every other time of the year, harm reductionists are caring for people across communities to save lives, support individuals' health needs, provide food, connect folks... https://t.co/UZ8PALbRw9
whyy.org
Kensington-based Prevention Point Philadelphia served more than 630 people, including those isolated from family while suffering from addiction, homelessness or both.
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Image 2 ID 2/2: black/rainbow gradient NHRC logo. Below this, white and pink font over black banner reads, "Save the date for GivingTuesday, December 2! Let’s keep it going for another 30 years."
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Image 2 ID 1/2: Black-&-white pattern frames top & bottom of graphic. Below, white copy over black banner reads, "For 30 years, NHRC has equipped frontline champions with the tools to save lives and build community." Over white background at center, speckled with black dots, is
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Image 1 ID 3/3: NHRC 30th anniversary white/black/rainbow gradient logo in bottom right corner.
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Image 1 ID 2/3: until GIVINGTUESDAY, spread the word!" The "GivingTuesday" logo is placed where graphic reads, "GIVINGTUESDAY". In bottom left corner, white font reads, "Can't wait? Give today!". Smaller hot pink font below this reads, " https://t.co/QMJSj6ZUNQ".
donorbox.org
Every day, NHRC shows up for people who use drugs, queer and trans communities, immigrant families, and all those targeted by stigma and criminalization. But the hostility we’re facing is growing,...
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