In late November, National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) joined policy advocates from across the country in submitting joint comments in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rule which would create a new category of medication – between prescription and non-prescription – called “nonprescription drug product with an additional condition for nonprescription … NHRC Advocates for Change to Naloxone’s Drug Status
Join Barrot Lambdin & Lynn Wenger, RTI International; Paul LaKosky, Dave Purchase Project; Emy Martinez, IDEA Exchange; Sara Bowen-Lasisi, Phoenix Center, & Braunz Courtney, HEPPAC for a conversation about how they have implemented high saturation models of naloxone distribution in their communities. This panel will discuss recently released data from MMWR, opportunities to improve the … Office Hours: Strategies for Scaling Up Naloxone Distribution
Understanding Naloxone Is someone overdosing? Click Here Naloxone (also known as Narcan®) is a medication called an “opioid antagonist” used to counter the effects of opioid overdose, for example morphine and heroin overdose. Specifically, naloxone is used in opioid overdoses to counteract life-threatening depression of the central nervous system and respiratory system, allowing an overdose ... Understanding Naloxone
Introduction Fatal overdose is the leading cause of death for people in the U.S. under 50 years old. More than 800,000 people died from fatal overdoses in the U.S. from 1999-2018. The rate of overdose deaths today has increased more than five-fold since 1999. We are experiencing an overdose crisis and overdose deaths are preventable. ... Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take Home Naloxone Projects
Speakers Alex Stack Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives, CHC Aimee Moulin Co-Director, ED Bridge Steve Tremain Physician Improvement Advisor, Cynosure Health Josh Luftig PA-C, Regional Director, CA Bridge Curtis Geier Emergency Department, SFGH Webinar abstract/description The Surgeon General’s guidance on naloxone distribution advocates an “all hands on deck” approach to reduce the overdose ... Distributing Low Barrier Naloxone in Emergency Departments
Speakers Kimberly Sue MD, PhD, (now former) medical director at National Harm Reduction Coalition Webinar abstract/description: Learn from National Harm Reduction Coalition’s former Medical Director, Dr. Kimberly Sue, how to prevent opioid overdose in the community in this free, archived webinar for Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s weekly webinar HepCure series. ... Naloxone: Preventing Opioid Overdose in the Community
Having naloxone on hand can help you reverse an otherwise fatal overdose from opioids. For overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs and others looking to assemble kits for distribution, check out these detailed instructions courtesy of The DOPE Project at National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC). There are different ways to assemble naloxone kits. ... How to Assemble Naloxone Kits
*This Training is for Wyoming and Intermountain West folks* Training Overview: Overdose is now the leading cause of death for people under 55 in the United States, with death rates steadily increasing year after year in most of the country. In this hour long session, we’ll explore the systems and circumstances that put people who … Wyoming- Overdose Prevention & Response
This 2 -hour webinar is a part of our Foundational Fridays Series taking place every last Friday of the month from 12pm– 2 pm EST from July 2025 – June 2026. This webinar provides foundational knowledge on overdose prevention, with a particular focus on opioid overdose. Through a harm reduction lens, we will explore practical strategies … Foundational Fridays – Overdose 101
As NYC overdoses spike, harm reduction needed more than ever “While they drag their feet, people are dying” As overdoses continue to soar in New York City, NYC Health is asking the community to carry naloxone (commonly known by brand name Narcan) to reverse overdoses. Overdoses are preventable, and access to naloxone — among … NHRC urges action amid NYC overdose soar
Life-saving statewide coalition shifts the narrative on International Overdose Awareness Day CASEP celebrates the ‘sheroes’/’theyroes’/heroes saving lives across CA SACRAMENTO, CA, August 30, 2023 — Over 60 harm reduction programs that make up the California Syringe Exchange Programs (CASEP) Coalition are taking collective action August 31 on International Overdose Awareness Day to focus on … CASEP PRESS RELEASE: LIFE-SAVING COALITION SHIFTS NARRATIVE ON IOAD
CALIFORNIA MAKES HISTORY WITH HARM REDUCTION INVESTMENT Funding supports CASEP’s life-saving work With the largest investment in harm reduction in California’s history, National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) is profoundly ecstatic about the state budget’s inclusion of $61 million over four years for life-saving programs and services stemming from California’s Opioid Settlement Funds. NHRC, the … PRESS RELEASE: California makes history with harm reduction investment
Drug Policy Alliance and National Harm Reduction Coalition issue joint statement condemning San Francisco’s forced treatment scheme and arrests of people who use drugs San Francisco’s effort to arrest drug users will not save lives and is counterproductive to efforts to reduce harms of drug use and improve public safety SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June … JOINT STATEMENT: DPA and NHRC condemn SF’s forced treatment and arrests
‘If this funding is not extended…our people will die,’ NHRC director says Advocate network rallies for life-saving programs amidst budget talks SACRAMENTO, CA, MAY 15, 2023 — Lives are on the line as legislators decide the California state budget, and advocates are fighting to renew funding that has saved thousands of lives in … PRESS RELEASE: ‘If this funding is not extended…our people will die,’ NHRC director says
Written by: Laura Guzman Dear friends, I am honored to continue my service with the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) as acting executive director! I have transitioned to this role after serving for three years as NHRC’s senior capacity building and community mobilization director, leading our fabulous San Francisco and California team and work. … A Message from Our Acting Executive Director, Laura Guzman
The DOPE SRO Project launched in San Francisco, California during the height of the COVID pandemic. DOPE, an acronym for Drug Overdose Prevention & Education, was created in December 2001 for the purpose of providing overdose education to participants in shelters, jails, treatment programs, and syringe access programs. The DOPE Project is the oldest of … A Peer-Led Initiative Leads Overdose Prevention & Response Within Supportive Housing
Content Warning: This is a zine about death, overdose, grief, and drugs. The Harm Reduction community observes International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 each year. The DOPE Project worked with artist Gaia Wxyz to create a single-page zine as an act of care for a community that experiences too much preventable loss. You … Grieving Overdose Zine: Your Grief Matters and So Do You
I ❤️ people who use drugs. 🗣️ This 15″ x 15″ tote bag can fit all the naloxone you can carry. You can learn how to respond to an overdose from opioids here. For more than 25 years, National Harm Reduction Coalition has worked with communities to create, sustain, and expand evidence-based harm reduction programs … I ❤️ People Who Use Drugs Tote Bag
No one is disposable. 🗣️ *Slaps fanny pack* this here can fit so much naloxone in it. For more than 25 years, National Harm Reduction Coalition has worked with communities to create, sustain, and expand evidence-based harm reduction programs and policies. Learn more about our work.
No one is disposable. 🗣️ This 15″ x 15″ tote bag can fit all the naloxone you can carry. You can learn how to respond to an overdose from opioids here. For more than 25 years, National Harm Reduction Coalition has worked with communities to create, sustain, and expand evidence-based harm reduction programs and policies. … No One is Disposable Tote Bag
The harm reduction community faced deep loss and pain together in 2020. At the same time, the ways we continued to care and show up for each other have shown our strength and resilience. This has been a transformative year of growth and overcoming for NHRC. Thank you for your support and solidarity, which has … A Year of Resilience: The Work of 2020 with National Harm Reduction Coalition
Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with the United we Rise Coalition on a mission to embody collective liberation — both for the well-being of people living with HIV and for the improvement of the physical and mental health of all our communities. As that work continues to expand and generate … Collective Liberation and Uniting to End HIV
Covid-19, Stigma, & it’s Impact on Marginalized Communities – Part 2 This 2 -hour virtual panel discussion is the SECOND of a TWO PART series examining the impact of stigma and COVID-19 on marginalized communities. The first part of the series featured leaders of the largest harm reduction policy organizations in New York and the … Covid-19, Stigma, & it’s Impact on Marginalized Communities – Part 2
On Thursday, December 10 at 3:00 p.m. ET, join Faith in Harm Reduction for Liberatory Love: A Human Rights Day Ritual Experience with People Who Use Drugs. Drawing on liturgies from our new resource Spirit of Harm Reduction: A Toolkit for Communities of Faith Facing Overdose, members of the Faith in Harm Reduction leadership collective … Liberatory Love: A Human Rights Day Ritual Experience with People Who Use Drugs
“Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to … This election was never going to save us
This 2 -hour virtual panel discussion is the FIRST of a TWO PART series examining the impact of stigma and COVID-19 on marginalized communities. The first part of the series will feature leaders of the largest harm reduction policy organizations in New York and the nation as well as representatives from New York City Department … Stigma, COVID-19 and the Impact on Marginalized Communities — Part 1
This two-part course will provide health and human service providers with a comprehensive overview of harm reduction support for with individuals who have experienced reversal of an opioid overdose. These courses will review the factors that place a person at risk for overdose and strategies for reducing the risk of future overdose. They will focus on information … Harm Reduction Support Following an Opioid Overdose Reversal — Part 2
This two-part course will provide health and human service providers with a comprehensive overview of harm reduction support for individuals who have experienced a reversal of an opioid overdose. These courses will review the factors that place a person at risk for overdose and strategies for reducing the risk of future overdose. They will focus on … Harm Reduction Support Following an Opioid Overdose Reversal — Part 1
We’re National Harm Reduction Coalition and we’re building power and equity with people who use drugs. We’re committing to building a movement that centers racial justice and the leadership of people most impacted, so we’re being explicit about our national commitment. It's 2020 and we're doing a refresh for a future that is bold, unapologetic, ... Meet the New National Harm Reduction Coalition
Harm Reduction Issues Overdose Prevention 190 people die from an overdose every day. That equals 70,000 preventable deaths every year. Harm reduction offers evidence-based strategies that reduce the risk of dying from an overdose. We aim to support people who use drugs, and the people who love people who use drugs, with information to mitigate ... Overview
Overdose & Other Medical Emergencies This chapter covers: What is an overdose? How do overdoses happen? How can you tell if someone has overdosed? Naloxone What to do if someone overdoses What you should not do if someone overdoses Accidental needlestick injuries Whether or not an individual survives an overdose depends mostly on what those ... Overdose & Other Medical Emergencies
Overdose FAQs Is someone overdosing? Click Here This is a list of questions and responses that overdose education and naloxone distribution trainers have gathered. Naloxone is that stuff that you stick through the heart, like in that movie Pulp Fiction, right? No, while naloxone does have an injectable form, it is never injected ... Overdose FAQs
Responding to Opioid Overdose **IF SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY** Is someone overdosing? The most important thing is to act right away! It is rare for someone to die immediately from an overdose – it is usually a slowish process that takes anywhere from a few minutes to a ... Responding to Opioid Overdose
Overdose Risks & Prevention Is someone overdosing? Click Here This section explains some of the primary risk factors associated with opioid/depressant overdose, and offers prevention tips. It covers: Mixing Drugs Tolerance Quality Using Alone Age & Physical Health Mode of Administration Previous Non-Fatal Overdose Mixing Drugs Drugs taken together can interact in ways that increase ... Overdose Risks & Prevention
Is someone overdosing? Click Here This guide covers all the information you need to know about how to respond in the event of an overdose. If you read this from end-to-end, you’ll have a thorough understanding of: - How an overdose affects the body - What naloxone is and how it works - Overdose risk ... Opioid Overdose Basics
Fentanyl Test Strip Pilot: San Francisco 2017-2018 In August 2017, in response to an increase in fentanyl in the drug supply in San Francisco, the DOPE Project partnered with the Syringe Access Collaborative (SAC) to pilot a fentanyl test strip monitoring survey. The SAC includes the San Francisco AIDS Foundation’s Syringe Access Services, ... Fentanyl Test Strip Pilot
This report was authored by Eliza Wheeler and produced by The DOPE Project with information about overdose and fentanyl for San Francisco first responders. The information in this report is relevant for other first responders, harm reduction programs and providers, and public health programs and professionals across the country. This report was authored in 2016 ... Fentanyl Safety: A Guide for San Francisco’s First Responders
What is HepConnect? HepConnect was a five-year, multi-million-dollar initiative aimed at addressing the increase in hepatitis C (HCV) infections funded by Gilead Sciences. In partnership with local organizations, the HepConnect Initiative developed and implemented evidence-based solutions to meet the needs of people most affected by the opioid crisis. National Harm Reduction Coalition leads the ... HepConnect: From Project Launch to Grant Awards
Fentanyl overview This fact sheet was produced by The DOPE Project. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Fentanyl is a more condensed, more potent opioid, which means that consuming the same amount of heroin and fentanyl may have different impacts on the body based on an ... Fentanyl Use and Overdose Prevention Tips
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