NHRC promotes the health and dignity of those impacted by drug use. Follow us on Bluesky! https://xitter.cf/t.co/qOZMc1XtYz

New York, NY|San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2009
🧵“The study found that police drug seizures were associated with increases in fatal overdose in the surrounding geographic area in the three weeks following enforcement, possibly by leading people [who use drugs] to take greater risks when they tried to.. bit.ly/OverdosesAfterDrugSei…
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🧵Everyone has to eat. The so-called "#WarOnDrugs" steals lives in man ways — through #StateViolence, #Overdose, & systemically cutting people off from the very things needed to survive, including food. As noted in this @NCHealthNews coverage, drug charges bit.ly/DrugChargesAndSNAP
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cause people to miss out on life-saving SNAP benefits. “They take my food for the rest of my life because of a choice I made when I was 23…said McCord, now 42. 'It really does affect me daily,'" the story shares. #SNAP #EndPoverty #EndTheWarOnDrugs #Overdose #OverdoseEpidemic
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You don't want to miss this! We hope you'll join us for our 30th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser in NYC. Check out the details below. #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #EndOverdose #SupportNotStigma #HarmReductionIsHealthCare
🧵Tickets are on sale now for NHRC’s 30-year anniversary celebration in N.Y.! We’re uplifting 3 decades of #HarmReduction, community, courage, & care on Friday, November 6. Hosted by Kochina Rude, aka the "#Narcan Queen," the evening will feature... bit.ly/NHRCTurns30inNY
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In case you missed it: Lighthouse's Centering Care Conference is around the corner! Details below. #HarmReduction #CenteringCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #Liberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare
Join NHRC's @HRC_Lighthouse for its 2nd-annual #CenteringCare Conference happening in Oct.! This event is free w/ capacity for 50 attendees —  grab your spot today! Register: bit.ly/CenteringCareConferen… #HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #Liberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare
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🧵NHRC's Director of Capacity Building & Community Mobilization, Mike Selick, spoke w/ @RollingStone about the nature of the dangerous, unpredictable #DrugSupply that has caused yet another new substance to enter the market. Regardless of which drug... bit.ly/CychlorphineInDrugSup…
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harm reduction practices like staggered use: Avoiding using at the exact same time so at least one person stays unimpaired and can monitor others for overdose. Along with naloxone, rescue breathing and airway management — emergency life-support actions used to restore oxygen and
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clear blocked passages when a person stops breathing — 'are the most important things in any form of opioid overdose.'" #HarmReductionSavesLives #Cychlorphine #Overdose #EndTheWarOnDrugs #EndOverdose
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We’re taking a social media break through Oct. 19, and we will respond to our messages, comments, and mentions when we return. Resources, including our Naloxone Finder Map, can be found 24/7 on our website: harmreduction.org. #Naloxone #NaloxoneSavesLives #Narcan
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Image ID 1/2: Over black-&-light gray striped pattern background @ center, large, bold, all caps font reads, “BE RIGHT BACK.” The 1st letter of each word is yellow, spelling out "BRB" vertically. The rest of the words are in white font. Below this, white copy reads,
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Image ID 2/2: a social media break through Oct. 19.” Dotted yellow line moves from top of “BE RIGHT BACK” message to the right of the text outlining closure dates. NHRC rainbow 30th anniversary logo toward top right corner.
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🧵Tickets are on sale now for NHRC’s 30-year anniversary celebration in N.Y.! We’re uplifting 3 decades of #HarmReduction, community, courage, & care on Friday, November 6. Hosted by Kochina Rude, aka the "#Narcan Queen," the evening will feature... bit.ly/NHRCTurns30inNY
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Image 3 ID 3/4: "And more: NHRC’s East Coast history by former NHRC Executive Director Allan Clear | East Coast Founders, Lifetime Achievement, and Inaugural Innovation in Healing Awards | House of Harm Reduction immersive atmosphere | DJ, aerialist, and surprise performances...
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Image 3 ID 4/4: all night | Silent auction featuring art, culture, experiences, and more | Fueling the Next 30 Years — an invitation to give".
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