National Harm Reduction Coalition

We’re fueled by a commitment to bring these solutions to scale. Here’s what that looks like:

Build the harm

reduction movement

Infuse harm

reduction with

racial justice

End the overdose

epidemic

Expand syringe

access to all 50 states

Learn what Harm Reduction means

Be a Catalyst for Love, Justice, Community and Connection.

Together, we can create a world healing from harms, free from judgment and built on equity.

Become a Harm Reduction Champion

Learn Harm Reduction 101

Start a Harm Reduction Program

Discover More ways to get involved

End the Overdose Crisis

We have the tools to prevent fatal overdose deaths. National Harm Reduction Coalition ensures more communities have access to these tools.

Over 100,000 people died from drug overdose last year. The work of the Harm Reduction movement is a matter of life and death.

Learn more about our overdose prevention efforts.

“This is about people who use drugs saving each other. If your community is wondering what you can do to reduce overdose, get naloxone into the hands of people who use drugs.”

Kristen Marshall (she/her)

photo of a man with a walker outside of a building with a sign that reads, "6th Street Syringe Access Services, Needle Exchange." — Credit: Holly Bradford

Expand Syringe Access

When people who inject drugs lack access to safe supplies, they can be exposed to unnecessary risk of contracting infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis C.

Syringe access programs reduce this risk by as much as 50%. And they offer a place to connect with other resources like housing, health care, and drug treatment.

We’re launching a national syringe access campaign to mobilize communities to ensure syringe access in all 50 states.

What does syringe access look like in your state?

Learn how you can help.

Building Programs, Building
Power – Together

We build stronger harm reduction programs through training, technical assistance, and grant-making.

It takes millions of people working together to create cultural change. We deliver thousands of hours of training each year to help hundreds of organizations learn and implement harm reduction practices.

Connect with us for training

Through advocacy and action, we seek to change policies that place people who use drugs in harm’s way.

Learn more about our policy & advocacy work.

We build power with local leaders to create supportive environments for harm reduction to thrive in their communities.

Witness Our Work in Action

Harm Reduction is an active force for change. Check out a few of our initiatives that are creating space for dialogue and action.

COVID-19 Response

Harm Reduction Resources Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Faith in Harm Reduction

The Intersection of Harm Reduction and Faith-Based Organizing

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HepConnect Initiative

HepConnect

Responding to the Rise of Hepatitis C in Greater Appalachia

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Meet the Harm Reduction Community

The power of our community is greater than the sum of our parts. Our creativity, power, knowledge, and lived experience is vast. And we hold a shared vision of a world rallying together and healing itself from harm.

Get to know the people of the harm reduction movement.

Faces of harm reduction

Harm Reduction Resources For Where You Are.

Connect with a syringe access program.

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Know how to respond in the event of an overdose.

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Get resources on safer drug use.

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We Work for the Harm Reduction Movement.

Photo courtesy of Brooke Anderson, Movement Photography