Overdose Prevention Centers | National Harm Reduction Coalition Looking for info on overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the US? Find fact sheets, best practices and more on this harm reduction strategy. Start here.

#OverdosePreventionCenters ( #OPCs). Our communities deserve more life-saving programs like these, which are evidence-backed approaches to preventing & reversing otherwise fatal overdoses, linking people to health care, & much more.

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Death, crime and care: What research says about harm reduction centers Clear, evidence-based reporting is important to counter myths, explain legal uncertainty and show what harm reduction centers actually do.

🧵 #HarmReduction meets people where they're at, with no judgment, stigma, or strings attached. #OverdosePrevention centers ( #OPCs), also called safe injection sites, represent harm reduction in action — saving lives, uplifting the dignity of people who use drugs, & supporting...
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NM, Facing Rising Deaths, Calls for Overdose Prevention Center Study - Filter On February 9, New Mexico state senators will discuss a proposal to study the feasibility of overdose prevention centers (OPC). ...

🧵As proven through an array of studies & folks' lived experiences in the U.S. & abroad, #OverdosePrevention centers ( #OPCs) save lives, improve #PublicHealth outcomes for entire communities, & uplift the well-being of people who use drugs. We'll continue advocating for these...

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Marking a year of saving lives at the nation’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center From a press release:

🧵The life-saving, life-affirming care provided through #OverdosePreventionCenters ( #OPCs) is undeniable. These centers make our communities safer, healthier, & cared for in ways that transcend data & numbers — & still, the stats continue to back up what harm reductionists have...

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( #OPCs) save our communities money by cutting down on ambulance rides, hospitalizations, & other costs as noted in this @statnews.com story.

"The nearly 2,000 overdose reversals, Marcus estimated, have saved New York City’s government over $55 million," the piece reads in part.

立冬進補別「補過頭」！心血管專家警告：三成國人血脂異常，冬季護心必顧「暢循環」 隨著 11 月 7 日立冬到來，象徵冬季

立冬進補別「補過頭」！心血管專家警告：三成國人血脂異常，冬季護心必顧「暢循環」 隨著 11 月 7 日立冬到來，象徵冬季

tens of thousands of lives could have been saved?" this piece in @thenation.com names.

Content note: Instance of stigmatizing phrasing.

#HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #OverdosePrevention #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #OverdosePreventionCenters #OPCs #EndOverdose

(aka #HealthCare) services & programs including #OverdosePrevention Centers ( #OPCs ), & uplifting the expertise, human rights, & dignity of people who use drugs to save lives. IOAD around the corner can be a painful reminder of the hole in our hearts left in the wake of...

Director of Federal Affairs at @drugpolicy.org Maritza Perez Medina told TalkingDrugs.

#HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #Treatment #SyringeExchange #SSPs #Overdose #OverdosePrevention #OPCs #OverdosePreventionCenters #SupportNotStigma #EndOverdose

They are dying," this @vtdigger.bsky.social piece shares.

#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #IOAD #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #OverdosePrevention #OverdosePreventionCenters #OPCs #PreventOverdose #EndOverdose

Me too!! Thank you for supporting OnPointNYC and #OPCs from Day 1! #HarmReductionSAVESLives ❤️‍🩹💉

Evidence Shows that OPCs are a Key Tool to Reduce Overdose Deaths. Arizona Lawmakers Shouldn’t Ban Them. | Arizona Capitol Times The Arizona house passed HB 2798 and now the Senate is expected to do the same, placing a preemptive ban on what might otherwise be a useful tool in our communities.

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Evidence shows that OPCs are a key tool to reduce overdose deaths. Arizona lawmakers shouldn’t ...

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Thanks for having us California - see you again in 2 years if not before 💜💙💚💛🧡♥️

#sciencefriends #networking #DwightBirdles #astrocytes #microglia #OPCs #oligodendrocytes #entericglia #mullerglia #schwann #sharethelove #neuronssuck

Wondered why phone was quiet. Seems 3 is down.

Friend just asked “what could cause that I wonder?”

“Probably an HLR is down” Jesus wept. Take me outside, shoot me, it would save those around me a lot of stress & eye rolling

Home Location Register, they were back in my day anyway #SadSadGit #OPCS