🧵We all deserve the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies & live authentically without violence, harassment, or fear — in a world where we have our health & other life-affirming needs met, our #HumanRights respected, & our well-being cared for. On July 4 & every day after, we'll continue...

In case you missed it: Join us later this month! #HarmReduction #Hepatitis #HepC #HarmReductionSavesLives #HepatitisC #HepCULater #Prevention #Outreach #HepatitisAwareness #EndOverdose

🧵 #HarmReduction saves lives, & no one is disposable. The U.S. has not made a meaningful investment in harm reduction programs & services, & is now moving backward in collectively funding these life-saving services. The harm reduction movement needs more support to... bit.ly/MNBeyondHarmReduction

Trabajando en colaboración con socios y utilizando aprendizajes de #SSPs, desarrollamos una hoja informativa que muestra como los SSPs hacen los servicios clínicos más accesibles para sus participantes.

#SyringeServicesPrograms (#SSPs) provide an array of health services and connect folks to additional care and voluntary treatment. Learn more about how SSPS make clinical services accessible through our new fact sheets below!

🧵 When life-saving #HarmReduction programs' funding is in limbo, lives are on the line. Federal policy shifts have a ripple effect on organizations providing essential health care, including Queen City Harm Reduction in NC where Lauren Kestner serves as director. bit.ly/HarmReductionProgramsInLimbo

Pride Month may be closing out, though Pride is forever.

🧵Together, we'll continue working to ensure a future where the drug #OverdoseEpidemic is treated as the #PublicHealth issue it is. We deserve a world where everyone has what they need to support their health & #BodilyAutonomy is respected. Check out the "Support. Don't Punish." campaign from...

🧵NHRC is excited to launch 2 additional Spanish online modules free for NYC residents, LGB/TGNCNB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual/Transgender, Gender Non-conforming, Non-binary) 101 & #Stigma 101! These modules are self-paced & take approximately 90 minutes to complete. bit.ly/NHRCNYC.

🧵The #HarmReduction movement in the U.S. was started by LGBTQIA+ communities that stepped in when the government left people dying of #AIDS behind. We are seeing abandonment of programs & services today, & know all too well what happens when #PublicHealth &... bit.ly/PerilousMomentHIVResponse

Happening soon! There's still time to sign up for both sessions: #HarmReduction #Tobacco #TobaccoHarmReduction #PublicHealth #SmokingCessation #Vaping #HarmReductionSavesLives

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In case you missed it: Check out our latest fact sheets! ⬇️ #SyringeServices #SyringeServicesPrograms #PublicHealth #SSPs #EndOverdose

🧵NHRC’s Director of Capacity Building & Community Mobilization, Mike Selick, will join fellow panelists for a conversation facilitated by @housingworksnyc.bsky.social about the intersection of #HarmReduction & #HepatitisC elimination July 13 in NYC. The event bit.ly/HarmReductionAndEliminatingHepC

🧵We honor the Black revolutionaries who made emancipation & #Juneteenth possible, & the Black changemakers fighting for social justice today in #HarmReduction & interconnected movements. While we celebrate Black resilience & joy as a form of resistance, we also recognize how recharging to sustain...

🧵There are far too many fathers & father figures behind bars or otherwise surveilled because of the racist, so-called " #WarOnDrugs" — forced to miss holidays & time with their loved ones including their own fathers, kids, & grandkids — many times, without the chance to even meet their own...

In case you missed it: Join us in Wyoming next week! #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #Recovery #Treatment #CommunityCare

🧵Join us for our latest #TobaccoHarmReduction ( #THR) sessions happening this month! Through these sessions, we'll discuss successes & challenges in incorporating THR into #HarmReduction spaces & explore the intersection of #Tobacco & other... bit.ly/HarmReductionSpaces bit.ly/THROfficeHoursSignUp

🧵Declines in #Overdose deaths are results of improved #PublicHealth measures & investing in communities, not deadly & violent so-called " #WarOnDrugs" tactics. "None of the most plausible explanations for the decline in overdose deaths involves intensifying bit.ly/ODsDeclineThanksToHealthMeasures

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In case you missed it: Check out our latest fact sheets! ⬇️ #SyringeServices #SyringeServicesPrograms #PublicHealth #SSPs #Treatment

Wyoming friends: Please join NHRC in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health for a full-day summit bringing people together from across Wyoming focusing on #OverdosePrevention, #Treatment linkage, #Recovery support & #CommunityCare. Sign up today: bit.ly/WyomingTakesCare #PreventOverdose

🧵Join us tomorrow for the last session of this @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social Learning Series, "No Movement Without Mourning," facilitated by Shiloh Gordon. In this free webinar, we'll explore how grief lives in the body & how systems of oppression shape our collective experiences... bit.ly/LLS2026-5

🧵Trabajando en colaboración con socios y utilizando aprendizajes de #SSPs, desarrollamos una hoja informativa que muestra como los SSPs hacen los servicios clínicos más accesibles para sus participantes. Acceda a las hojas informativas aquí para obtener más...

🧵Working w/ partners and gaining insights from #SyringeServicesPrograms (SSPs), we developed a fact sheet outlining how #SSPs make clinical services more accessible for program participants. Swipe for a preview & check it out here: bit.ly/ClinicalServicesWithinSSPs Also available...

Drug supply alert — learn more through the public health alert from the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education: bit.ly/ChlorphineDrugAlert #OverdosePrevention #DrugSupplyAlert #OverdoseEpidemic #PreventOverdose #EndOverdose

🧵As we celebrate the resiliency, joy, & profoundness of our beloved #LGBTQIA+ community this #PrideMonth, we're working against the violence that steals the lives of our loved ones, harmful rhetoric, & stripping away of LGBTQIA+ protections to #HealthCare rights. #HarmReduction, a movement started..

🧵The #OverdoseEpidemic steals lives, devastates families, & leaves communities reeling from collective loss. It doesn't have to be this way, & it shouldn't be. We cannot go backward & further abandon supportive practices & care we know work. "Research shows that... bit.ly/SupportNotStigma

🧵Though #HepatitisAwarenessMonth is coming to a close, #HarmReduction remains crucial in the #Prevention & #Treatment of #Hepatitis — particularly #HepatitisC. The work of harm reductionists meeting people where they're at & supporting them in their individual health needs is imperative for...

🧵This @medpagetoday.com piece sums up so much in the headline alone: "Harm reduction works. 'Wellness farms' won't." "As an emergency physician, I have treated patients after an overdose when minutes to a lifesaving medication determines survival. I have also... bit.ly/HarmReductionIsEffective

🧵1 overdose death is 1 too many. While reported #Overdose death rates are down, data shows Appalachians are dying at a higher rate than the rest of the U.S. With imperative, life-saving services & support on the line, lives are further at risk. We must demand more for our.. bit.ly/AppalachiaODRates

🧵People who inject drugs are 14 times more likely to contract #HIV as noted in this Talking Drugs coverage, which names #Syringe sharing, barriers to sterile injecting equipment, & roadblocks to #Treatment & testing as hurdles to #Prevention. "But the legal environment... bit.ly/HIVDecrimPlaybook

🧵 #HealthCare must be treated like the human right it is. The #OverdoseEpidemic is a #PublicHealth issue, & it deserves public health approaches — including #HarmReduction tools like #DrugTesting strips which are now even further out of reach for people who need... bit.ly/FundFentanylTestStrips

🧵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. Estas hojas informativas incluyen información sobre cómo los PSJ pueden administrar estos servicios,

🧵Check out the latest fact sheets we worked on with our partners in Spanish & English that focus on the experiences 23 #SyringeServicesPrograms ( #SSPs) have had implementing advanced #DrugChecking services into their work. The fact sheets include information about how SSPs can administer these...

🧵Most people want further #MarijuanaReform, as shown through a federally-funded study where nearly 43,000 comments were submitted. The analysis showed roughly 64% of people wanted further rescheduling of the substance or complete descheduling altogether. bit.ly/StrongerMarijuanaReform

🧵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.