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glimmers of comfort.
#HarmReduction #OverdoseEpidemic #BlackBalloonDay #EndOverdose #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #SupportNotStigma #Narcan #Naloxone #NaloxoneSavesLives #CarryNaloxone #NarcanSavesLives #CarryNarcan #OverdosePrevention
Dark gray maze-like pattern fills black background. Large font at top left reads, "We miss our loved ones whose lives were stolen by overdose. They should be here." The words, "They should be here" are in purple, the rest are in white. Smaller white text below reads, "Black Balloon Day and every day, they are on our minds and in our hearts." Below this is a border of white stencil-like illustrations of various flowers at different heights. NHRC 30th anniversary logo in bottom right corner.
🧵Each of the people we've lost to #Overdose were so loved, & are loved still. We miss them. As we hold their memories close, we hold everyone they left behind in our hearts, too. Your grief matters and so do you. We hope our grieving overdose zine brings you some...
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are written; they must be 'at the beginning of the process.' And inclusion must be material. 'Include them, hear them, pay them,' he said, and not at minimum wage," this @jacobinmag.bsky.social piece shares.
@drugpolicy.org
#HarmReduction #Overdose #HealthCareForAll #HealthCareIsAHumanRight
discussed how the city can move to tackle racism in #PublicHealth & uplift the needs of the community most impacted.
Speaking of the importance of ensuring the expertise & voices of community members is not an afterthought, Hiawatha noted that, "Community members must not be invited in after plans
🧵 #HealthCare is at its best when it's truly patient/person-centered. NHRC's Community & Capacity Building Manager Hiawatha Collins joined fellow panelists at @nychealthy.bsky.social's Healing ARC (Acknowledgement, Redress, Closure) Project symposium, where they
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It's on all of us to create a world without #HIV stigma. Join us for a free learning opportunity later this month, details below ⬇️:
#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #EndTheEpidemics #StopHIVTogether #EndTheStigma #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HIVAwareness #SupportNotStigma #EndTheStigma
Piece by @larasalahi.bsky.social
Learn more through NHRC's principles of harm reduction: bit.ly/HarmReductionPrinciples
#Overdose #HarmReductionSavesLives #OverdoseEpidemic #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #PreventOverdose #OverdosePreventionCenters #Recovery #SafeInjection
wound care, infectious-disease testing, primary care and referrals to addiction treatment. Rather than trapping people in addiction, the evidence suggests these sites lower the threshold for seeking treatment by offering nonjudgmental, low-barrier contact."
end point of a public-health approach — they are often the entry point. Opponents sometimes argue that supervised injection sites 'enable' drug use, but scientific research paints a very different picture. Research repeatedly shows that people who use these sites are more likely to receive...
folks in their individual journeys. Often, OPCs & other harm reduction programs like #SyringeServices Programs ( #SSPs) support folks in accessing voluntary #Treatment.
As this piece by @healthjournalism.org shares, in which NHRC is mentioned, "Safe injection sites are not the...
🧵 #HarmReduction meets people where they're at, with no judgment, stigma, or strings attached. #OverdosePrevention centers ( #OPCs), also called safe injection sites, represent harm reduction in action — saving lives, uplifting the dignity of people who use drugs, & supporting...
bit.ly/OPCsResearch
Coming up at the end of the month! There's still time to register for this #TobaccoHarmReduction ( #THR) session.
#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #SmokingCessation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #Vaping #Tobacco #HolisticCare #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #SupportNotStigma
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deserve better. We demand it. Learn more about sex worker resources: bit.ly/NHRCResourcesforSWrs
#HarmReduction #WorkersRights #LaborRights #ISWRD #SexWorkIsWork #HarmReductionSavesLives #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #GenderJustice #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy #WorkerSafety
Over black background is patterned illustration of white umbrellas. Large, bold, neon green all caps font reads, "SEX WORKER RIGHTS ARE:" Below this is list of all caps text in purple, pink orange, yellow, teal, and blue reading, "LABOR RIGHTS | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | BODILY AUTONOMY RIGHTS | DISABILITY RIGHTS | RACIAL AND GENDER JUSTICE RIGHTS | TRANS RIGHTS". Smaller neon green text below this reads, "and so much more." At right is hot pink high heel icon, smaller purple heel icon at left. Over black box in bottom right corner is NHRC black and white + rainbow 30th anniversary logo.
🧵Everyone has a human right to safety, & #WorkShouldBeSafe — full stop. On #InternationalSexWorkerRightsDay & every day, we're reminded that the criminalization of sex work allows a culture of violence, harassment, lack of #WorkerProtections, & disregard of human rights to thrive. Sex workers...
Reporting via @abc7chicago.bsky.social
more accurately described as a war on people, is to continue allowing #Overdoses to spike.
#HarmReduction #EndOverdose #HarmReductionSavesLives #EndTheWarOnDrugs #EndTheDrugWar #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #SafeSupply #SupportNotStigma #OverdosePrevention
🧵Humans have been using drugs throughout our existence. The main reason for the toxicity of the #DrugSupply is the criminalization of substances, which leads to deadlier, more dangerous waves of the #OverdoseEpidemic. To continue the so-called " #WarOnDrugs,"
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There's still time to join us for our Peer Foundational Training Program! Reach out by March 20 to register. Details ⬇️:
#HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionWorks #SSPs #SyringeExchange #OverdosePrevention #EndOverdose #EndTheStigma
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pay homage to those who came before us while honoring the tireless work & deep care of the womxn/women leaders of today, who create brighter, safer futures for us all.
#WomensHistoryMonth #Herstory #WomensHerstoryMonth #WHM2026 #WHM #HarmReduction #Sheroes #HarmReductionSavesLives
Black background. Purple gradient upside-down L-shape border frames top left, pink gradient L-shape border frames bottom right. Top right and bottom left borders are white and black maze-like patterns. Bold, white copy reads, "Womxn are constantly making HARM REDUCTION" above all caps, rainbow gradient text reading, "HERSTORY." The words "HARM REDUCTION" are highlighted in sea foam green, and "HER" is underlined in the same color. NHRC rainbow 30th anniversary logo toward bottom right.
🧵Women/womxn — particularly LGBTQIA+ women/womxn — make it happen. Often overlooked & under-appreciated, women/womxn have long been creators, uplifters, & visionaries of the #HarmReduction & other interconnected social justice movements. As we celebrate Women's/Womxn's History Month, we...
through various harm reduction strategies...[T]he establishment of overdose prevention centers in other jurisdictions has been a particularly effective harm reduction strategy," -via @filtermag.bsky.social
#HarmReduction #OverdosePreventionCenters #EndOverdose #PreventOverdose #Overdose
evidence-based approaches to ending the #OverdoseEpidemic, including in New Mexico, where legislation is underway.
“[D]rug overdose deaths continue to disproportionately impact communities of color, with rates rising faster among Native American and Black New Mexico residents [and] can be prevented
🧵As proven through an array of studies & folks' lived experiences in the U.S. & abroad, #OverdosePrevention centers ( #OPCs) save lives, improve #PublicHealth outcomes for entire communities, & uplift the well-being of people who use drugs. We'll continue advocating for these...
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