🧵NHRC hosted an advocacy 101 training in New York, focusing on building participants’ skills in communicating w/ city & state officials. Attendees learned how to create clear & compelling advocacy messaging & prepare for a legislative day event @ the state capitol. The training was facilitated by...

🧵 #PublicHealth emergencies demand adequate responses. As the #OverdoseEpidemic continues, we must look to #EvidenceBacked responses & expand them to save lives. As this writer who lost their child shares via @washingtonpost.com, "I have joined other bereaved parents in... bit.ly/OPCsAreEssential

🧵People who use/used drugs often face hurdles to connect to care including medications for #Treatment. When #ClimateDisasters strike, these roadblocks grow. We must collectively work to remove these barriers, particularly in times where the health & well-being... bit.ly/ClimateDisastersAndMOUD

Cuanto más sepan las personas sobre su suministro de drogas, mayor será su seguridad. Los Programas de Servicios de Jeringas (PSJ) han salvado vidas gracias a su labor de análisis de drogas, pasando de las tiras reactivas al uso de equipos avanzados.

Drug checking saves lives. Learn more through our latest resources! #SyringeServicePrograms #SSPs #SyringeExchange #DrugChecking

🧵NHRC is proud to be part of the NYC Trans & Queer Coalition, a collective representing trans-led & LGBTQIA-missioned organizations advocating for #Safety, #Housing, #Healthcare, #Education, & dignity for all LGBTQIA+ NYrs. Together, we're demanding essential funding for.. bit.ly/InvestInTransLives

Your s*xual health matters—especially since chems*x can change how your body responds and how you make decisions. Knowing your HIV & STI status, using prevention tools like doxyPEP/PrEP/condoms, and understanding how different substances interact with your body is all part of it.

Follow @harmreduction.org and @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social @BHOCpartners to follow along this week for hot tips, personal stories, and places to get support! #CSAwarenessWeek #ChemsInHarmRedux #DoxyPEP #PrEP

Family comes in all shapes & sizes, & #HarmReduction mamas are the heartbeat of communities across the world. This #MothersDay, we're lifting up the time, energy, & care mamas pour into their life-saving work making this world a safer, healthier world for people who use drugs & all people.

Today’s the day! Join us for this free learning opportunity:

🧵 #HarmReduction is here to stay. Regardless of the uphill battles people who use drugs & other harm reductionists face, we remain grounded in our purpose & reminders of how & why we do the life-saving work we do every day & night. On #InternationalHarmReductionDay & always, we must recommit to..

🧵Action over ideology always wins in saving lives & improving the health & well-being of communities. As this @denvervoice.bsky.social piece shares, when people are truly welcomed & met without judgment, their health needs are met. Speaking of Harm Reduction Action Center, bit.ly/ActionOverIdeology

🧵After quoting doctors & #Addiction specialists naming the effectiveness of #HarmReduction services, @48hills.bsky.social founder writes, “Never mind the evidence, though: San Francisco, after several decades, is moving to abandon harm reduction as a principle in its substance bit.ly/SFMovesBackward

La NHRC, en colaboración con sus socios, ha publicado hojas informativas en español e inglés que se centran en las experiencias de 23 PSJ al implementar servicios avanzados de análisis de drogas.

In case you missed it: Check out our latest resources focused on advanced #DrugChecking! #SyringeServices #SyringeServicesProgram #SSPs

🧵 #PublicHealth measures including #Fentanyl test strips can make the difference between life or death. We cannot further abandon our communities during the ongoing #OverdoseEpidemic. As @drugpolicy.org Director of #FederalPolicy Maritza Perez Medina shared w/... bit.ly/FentanylTestStripsSAMHSA

In case you missed it: The May Foundational Fridays session has been canceled, though we hope you'll check out our other learning opportunities & training options! Learn more: bit.ly/BookNHRC #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionTraining

🧵 @housingworksnyc.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ NHRC, facilitated an advocacy day in Albany, New York, @ the NY state capitol. NHRC’s Capacity Building & #HepatitisC Coordinator, Jose Martinez, kicked off the event w/ remarks, followed by Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal & speakers from partner...

🧵The so-called " #WarOnDrugs" paved way for the #OverdoseEpidemic & interconnected health issues, harm to the planet, & the disregard of Native/Indigenous culture & livelihoods. As outlined by Talking Drugs, current drug policies threaten the lives & well-being of... bit.ly/NativeKratomUse

Our next Lighthouse Learning Series session is coming up! Join us in May. #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #CareWork #WorkerRights #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy #EndTheStigma

🧵Calling Wyoming friends! NHRC, in partnership with Wyoming Harm Reduction Collective & the Wyoming Department of Health, is hosting 2 free training sessions in May. The 1st session kicks off Friday, & the 2nd, a training intensive, is happening this Saturday. The Friday session bit.ly/WYTraining3

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In case you missed it: Check out our latest resources about life-saving drug checking services! #SyringeServicesPrograms #SSPs #DrugChecking

#HealthCareIsAHumanRight, & #HarmReduction is health care that saves lives, connects folks to life-saving services & medications, & so much more. Movement to open #OverdosePrevention centers continues to gain momentum across states, w/ Connecticut among them. @ctnewsjunkie.bsky.social bit.ly/CTOPCs

Drop in for one of our upcoming #TobaccoHarmReduction (#THR) Office Hours sessions! More details & sign-up info below ⬇️: #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #SmokingCessation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #Vaping #Tobacco #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #SupportNotStigma

Happening today! We hope to "see" you there ⬇️ #HarmReduction #Hepatitis #HepatitisAwareness #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HepC #HCV #HepCAwareness #HIV #HIVAIDS #HIVAwareness #StopHIVTogether #HarmReductionSavesLives #PreventOverdose #SupportNotStigma #EndTheStigma #EndOverdose

Prohibition of substances is ineffective at best. In Pennsylvania, like many other states, a push is being made to #LegalizeMarijuana. Learn more about the latest from @filtermag.bsky.social ⬇️ #HarmReduction #Marijuana #DrugPolicy #WarOnDrugs #HarmReductionSavesLives bit.ly/PAMarijuanaLegalization

🧵 #OpioidSettlementFunds must center the communities most impacted by the #OverdoseEpidemic — people who use drugs — & be invested in evidence-backed health care including #HarmReduction programs & services. Across the country, we see these funds being used for things bit.ly/MOOpioidSettlementFunds

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The May Foundational Fridays virtual session, "Drugs 101," has been canceled, though we hope you'll check out our other training & webinar opportunities! Learn more about our virtual & in-person trainings & learning sessions: bit.ly/BookNHRC #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare

There's still time to sign up for our free, virtual May session! Details & registration below ⬇️: #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #CareWork #WorkerRights #BodilyAutonomy

🧵Cuanto más sepan las personas sobre su suministro de drogas, mayor será su seguridad. Los Programas de Servicios de Jeringas (PSJ) han salvado vidas gracias a su labor de análisis de drogas, pasando de las tiras reactivas al uso de equipos avanzados. La NHRC, en colaboración con sus socios,

🧵The more people know about their drug supply, the safer they can be. #SyringeServicesPrograms ( #SSPs) have been saving lives through their drug checking work, moving beyond test strips to working with advanced equipment. NHRC, in collaboration with our partners, has published fact sheets in...

🧵 In 2026, there are still far too many people behind bars for #DrugCharges, including people in for #Marijuana use despite the many changes to #MarijuanaLaws across states. This is a racial & #HealthJustice issue, & we’ll continue working to create a world where drug use is treated as such. We...

Life-saving medications should be free and accessible. Instead, #Methadone has been incredibly difficult for people to get and maintain access to. New legislation would further strip away folks' ability to take this medication. Our communities deserve better. bit.ly/MethadoneAccessRollbacks

Join us for the next Lighthouse Learning Series session in May! Details & registration below ⬇️: #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #CareWork #WorkerRights #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy

🧵NHRC's #TobaccoHarmReduction Education & Engagement (THREE) Project Manager, Gaby Zabala Alemán, spoke @ the “Rethinking #Nicotine: Science, #HarmReduction, & Sensible Policy” panel during a conference hosted by @ssdpofficial.bsky.social in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gaby discussed barriers that...

Happening next week! Mark your calendar & join us for this free learning opportunity: #HarmReduction #Hepatitis #HepatitisAwareness #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HepC #HCV #HepCAwareness #HIV #HIVAIDS #HIVAwareness #StopHIVTogether #HarmReductionSavesLives #SupportNotStigma #EndOverdose

🧵NHRC's Executive Director Laura Guzman sat down w/ @theprogressivemag.bsky.social to discuss NHRC's steadfast commitment to people who use drugs, particularly when support for life-saving care is cut & further threatened regularly. She said NHRC prioritizes... bit.ly/NHRCTheProgressiveFeature

Mark your calendar & join us next month for this free virtual learning opportunity! #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsLove #PreventOverdose #PublicHealth #OverdosePrevention #WarOnDrugs #EndTheWarOnDrugs #EndTheDrugWar #Decrim #BodilyAutonomy

🧵Racial disparities continue to fuel the #OverdoseEpidemic. While the epidemic impacts every area of the U.S., Black communities nationwide are still reeling from the most fatal #Overdoses & hurdles to life-saving care. “Experts point to a familiar list of... bit.ly/ChicagoODDisparities

Drop in for our monthly Tobacco Harm Reduction ( #THR) Office Hours! More details below: #HarmReduction #TobaccoHarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #SmokingCessation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #Vaping #Tobacco #HolisticCare #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #SupportNotStigma

🧵Everyone has a #HumanRight to #Housing — full stop. New legislation would repeal an old federal statute that's prevented millions of people w/ drug convictions from being housed, "no matter how serious the offense was or how long it's been since they've bit.ly/StopDrugChargesHousingDiscrimination

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🧵The more you know, the safer you can be & the more you can support people who use drugs in your life. Join us for our free virtual May Foundational Fridays session where we'll focus on drugs commonly used by #SyringeServicesPrograms ( #SSPs) participants, how & why they may... bit.ly/Drugs101

Next session happening tomorrow! Sign up for this free learning opportunity below: #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #CareWork #WorkerRights #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy

🧵NHRC’s National Program Coordinator, Harmony Seaburg, #TobaccoHarmReduction Education & Engagement (THREE) Project Manager, Gaby Zabala Alemán, & National Director of Capacity Building & Engagement, Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido, attended the Florida Harm Reduction Conference in St. Petersburg FL, where

There's still time to sign up & join us for this month's free Foundational Fridays session! Details & registration ⬇️: #HarmReduction #Hepatitis #HepatitisAwareness #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HepC #HCV #HepCAwareness #HIV #HIVAIDS #HIVAwareness #StopHIVTogether #EndTheStigma

🧵 #OverdosePreventionCenters ( #OPCs) breathe life into communities. These evidence-backed health hubs save lives from #Overdose, prevent blood-borne transmissions, connect folks to care on their own terms, & improve the health & safety of entire communities. Illinois is one of... bit.ly/ILOPCsBill

Today’s the day! Join us for this free webinar: #OpioidSettlementFunds #Opioids #OverdoseEpidemic #SyringeServices #SyringeExchange #SyringeServicesPrograms #Overdose #PreventOverdose #OverdosePrevention #EndOverdose