EXCITING NEWS 🎉 #OnPointNYC has a new website! Check it out here ⤵️ https://t.co/Sx2XgqKEdC 🤎 Please share! @VOCALNewYork @DrugPolicyOrg @lac_news @FPHNYC @nycHealthy @NYCHealthCommr @NYHFoundation @NYCommTrust @OpenSociety @AIDS_United @david_sheff @davechokshi @DrChinazo

How amazing would it be to have “successful” Puerto Rican artist & record producers support local musicians throughout Borinken, sign them to record deals etc. Then buy and own properties all over the island and push back against gentrification. https://t.co/cRB59bdNFP

.@samrivera1111 @_OnPointNYC will be joining us for the launch of the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 report! Register now to hear from him and other experts about the latest developments in harm reduction from around the world https://t.co/ciFBy9SsnX

Happening now! Drug Policy Futures: A Development Approach. #UNGA #OurCommonFuture @OpenSociety

“Punitive approaches have failed - they cost lives, impede development progress and exacerbate public health challenges,” says our Director @Mandeep_Dh #GlobalGoals #Triple10Targets and #OurCommonFuture all depend on promoting rights- and evidence-based drug policy.

On #NationalRecoveryMonth, @ny1's @roccony1 sat down with our ED @samrivera1111 to highlight our vital harm reduction services, Overdose Prevention Centers, ways we help our community members on their journey to recovery, & how we save lives.

We met w/@HelenClarkNZ & @richardbranson ahead of @globalcdp visit to OnPoint NYC tomorrow. Alongside our ED @samrivera1111 & @mstonij from @DPA_NY, we discussed the vital role of OPCs as healthcare & strategies to end the criminalization of drug use & enhance community wellness.

Commissioners Arbour & @Kazatchkine visiting @_OnPointNYC, 1 of only 2 legal overdose prevention centers in the US. This life-saving harm reduction work is critical. Programs like this build a safer, healthier future for people & communities-at-large. #HarmReduction

At @_OnPointNYC, it’s not just about overdose prevention—they offer wrap-around support that changes lives. But what does that mean? 🧵👇 1/4 #HarmReduction #EndOverdose @DPA_NY @samrivera1111 @Kazatchkine

2/4 Wrap-around support means providing comprehensive and holistic services to meet the needs of each person. At @_OnPointNYC, people receive access to medical care, a hygiene program, mental health services, and more—all in one place. #SupportNotStigma #PublicHealth

3/4 This approach ensures that individuals facing challenges like homelessness, mental health, social, economic struggles have the resources they need to thrive. It’s about treating people with dignity and care. #HarmReductionWorks

4/4 @_OnPointNYC 's OPCs intervened 636 times to prevent overdose deaths and associated harms. This work saves lives and strengthens communities, by offering #PWUD a safe space. 🌍 #HarmReduction #DrugPolicyReform #EndOverdose

“We are in a country that is celebrating a very small drop in overdose deaths. What we know is that for Black & Brown people, that number is increasing” -@samrivera1111

“Harm reduction is the epitome of meeting people where they are.” - @samrivera1111 of @_OnPointNYC 👏🏼👏🏼

#TyreekHill's infuriating encounter is a painful reminder of the injustices we fight against daily. As our ED, @samrivera1111, states: "Our pursuit of justice must be unwavering, demanding dignity, autonomy, & care for all marginalized communities.” https://t.co/7CAwaiU3Yj

At 100k+ overdose deaths/yr, it’s time for a Harm Reduction Czar. As I reflect on the pain/death it took to create the 1st AIDS Czar in 1993, my decades in HIV/AIDS, and now operating the 1st recognized US OPCs, a WH office to guide @POTUS harm reduction strategy is critical.

My ancestors are always with me and watching over me. Whether I am literally wearing my traditional Taino headdress or not, this is how I show up. The love and kindness I bring to my work is a form of strength (taught to me by many elders). The blessings… https://t.co/1H2VQXbcSY

❤️✊🏽❤️ #indigenouspeoples #taino #nativeamerican #firstnationspeople #harmreductionsaveslives

Your Aura is Dusty, Sage That Sh*t! You, yes you, look in the mirror when you read this and consider shifting your ways….

Outreach and Public Safety services provided by people who move with love and who often (literally) save lives needs to be acknowledged and celebrated more and more throughout our Harmreduction Community and beyond. We are blessed to have these wonderful… https://t.co/ZNxyooWbup

This is Wellness, this is love, this is medicine and YES, this is HARMREDUCTION ✊🏽❤️✊🏽❤️ #OnPointNYC #harmreduction #wellness