These short instructional videos provide clear, practical information on overdose response and Hepatitis C. State agencies and orgs are encouraged to incorporate these videos into training, education, and outreach efforts and may add their own branding to the videos. https://vitalstrat.org/4t8cLcD
DID YOU KNOW: Distributing fentanyl test strips in the Emergency Department can be part of best practices for medical professional who want to help reduce instances of fatal overdoses in their communities.
https://vitalstrat.org/3M4LROy
Mayor Mamdani prays alongside people in custody and staff at Rikers Island.
People in custody pray together.
Rikers Island staff prepare a dining table for iftar.
Mayor Mamdani shakes hands with a person in custody across a dining table where other people in custody eat together.
Earlier this week, I had the honor of breaking fast at Rikers Island with New Yorkers in custody. It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time.
In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity.
Eid Mubarak, New York.
I read the NYT piece, and I am holding onto the words of a woman who fended off inappropriate advances from a 60-year-old Cesar Chavez at the age of 19. “It makes you rethink in history all those heroes,” Esmeralda Lopez said. “The movement — that’s the hero.”
I’m alive because I was brought back to life at a supervised consumption site.
Without them:
No recovery.
No kids.
No life.
The drug supply today is even more toxic.
Closing these sites doesn’t stop drug use,
it stops people from surviving it.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Simple explanation of #harmreduction, including that it is both effective and cost-effective. #addiction #opioids
hri.global/what-is-harm...
Every public health department doing public health education like this. #LongCovidAwareness
Harm reduction saves lives by reducing overdoses, preventing disease, and connecting people to care. Abstinence-only fails substance users, with higher rates of illness, overdose, and relapse.
#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #SubstanceUse #Substances #Drugs #Health #Healthcare #Canada #Politics #CdnPoli
My story for @medscape.com looks at the rise in stimulant-only use and associated increase in OD deaths from methamphetamine and cocaine alone.
#Psychsky #addiction #opioids #publichealth #epidemiology #substanceuse #harmreduction
Amended graph with corrections on the last 2 years of the 'key dates'!
From #CND69: A once-in-a-generation opportunity for global drug policy reform is underway.
The newly constituted independent expert panel reviewing the international drug control system could reshape responses towards health, human rights and evidence.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OWXZab
🧵 #HealthCare is at its best when it's truly patient/person-centered. NHRC's Community & Capacity Building Manager Hiawatha Collins joined fellow panelists at @nychealthy.bsky.social's Healing ARC (Acknowledgement, Redress, Closure) Project symposium, where they
bit.ly/HealthForThePeopleByThePeople
It translates WHO recommendations into actionable steps, outlining guidance on assessment, service delivery, integration with other health and social services, monitoring and sustainability.
🔗 Read the guide here: buff.ly/Yp7QRo5
HRl's new briefing on The Global Fund's Grant Cycle 8 highlights priorities and recommendations when integrating harm reduction programmes into health systems.
🔗 Click to find the full messages.
Join us at our side event at the CND to examine how to centre human rights in harm reduction; from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context.
Room M6 or online at https://bit.ly/HRCND69
Impact of Social Drivers of Health, Self-Efficacy, and Substance Use on COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs with Hepatitis C: The HERO Study
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ICYMI: NHRC's @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social has begun its latest Lighthouse Learning Series! Mark your calendars & join us for these free sessions.
#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdosePrevention #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy
What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?
Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards
My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Redress now!
#BronxbasedOPC
#HarmReduction
#DrugSky
#TheBronx
#overdoseprevention
#YoungLords
#communitymedicine
#acupuncture
#BlackPanthers
#stopthedrugwar
Due to the blizzard, outreach is canceled on Monday, 2/23/2026.
Debido a la tormenta invernal, no habrá alcance comunitario el lunes, 23 de febrero de 2026.
Instagram:
Note that @onpoint_nyc is open, both locations 24 hours.
Nota que @onpoint_nyc está abierto, ambas localidades, 24 horas.
vimeo.com/event/5720715. Aquí estoy hablando sobre la labor de Bronx Móvil en el contexto del legado de los Young Lords.
@bronxmovil.bsky.social
Lincoln Detox Center Healing ARC Symposium, February 11, 2026.
#drugsky
#harmreduction
#overdoseprevention
#publichealth
#puertorico
#community
Join us!
LDC Healing ARC Symposium Guest Registration share.google/0ipDTg5DN7Aq...
#harmreduction
#DrugSky
#Bronx
#recovery
#activism
#YoungLords
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A vibrant, retro grid background fills frame with purple and pink gradients with black graph-like lines, warped near middle. Over white box outlined in black at top center, hot pink font outlined in black reads, “LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING SERIES”. At top left are 3 yellow “sparkle” icons. Over text boxes at center below, copy reads, “FriDAY, MarCH 6 12 - 2 p.m. et” beside calendar and clock emojis. Copy also reads, “ASL & Spanish interpretation provided!” and “Community Care: Building Intimate Harm Reduction Networks". Black copy over yellow text box at bottom left reads, “Register HERE: bit.ly/LLS2026-2”. Yellow arrow outlined in black with red dots toward bottom middle. Lighthouse logo at top right.
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🧵The Lighthouse Learning Series w/ @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social is back! Starting Friday, free monthly sessions will focus on a range of topics, including building #CommunityCare networks, thinking beyond #Nonprofit status, sex workers' rights, & more. The virtual trainings...
bit.ly/nhrc_lighthouse
During last weekend’s life-threatening freeze, city leaders asked OnPoint’s overdose prevention center (OPC) to stay open 24/7 to keep people indoors, warm, and alive. They did. That’s what OPCs are: community safety infrastructure that saves lives, cuts 911 calls, and connects people to care.
Webinar: Revised Operational Guide: Needle and Syringe Programmes (NSP) for People Who Inject Drugs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-68B...
We asked people: “Who Inspires Your Fight?”. Here’s what they said.
The #UNGASS2016 gestured toward a rebalancing of drug policy. Our latest report, 'The UNGASS decade in review', shows spending still rewards punishment over solutions.
What should effective investment look like? Read on: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
Image of first page from the journal commentary mentioned and linked in post, Mobile Interventions and Telemedicine for Hepatitis C Elimination.
Check out the latest from CDUHR investigator Luis Gonzalez Corro - Mobile Interventions and Telemedicine for Hepatitis C Elimination
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
yeah, sweeping people out of their tents is really likely to get them into shelters they are already avoiding & spending money on that won't take away from funding for actual housing... oh wait...
After a three year experiment, drug #decriminalization is over in B.C. What’s next? Q+A w/ @andreawoo.bsky.social on The Decibel podcast
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #HarmReduction