National Harm Reduction Coalition

06/04/2026

Join us tomorrow for the last session of this Lighthouse Learning Series, "No Movement Without Mourning," facilitated by Shiloh Gordon. In this free webinar, we'll explore how grief lives in the body and how systems of oppression shape our collective experiences of loss. The session invites a return to the relational, ancestral, and collective ways of tending what hurts.

Sign up: bit.ly/LLS2026-5

06/03/2026

Trabajando en colaboración con socios y utilizando aprendizajes de , 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 información: bit.ly/ServiciosClinicosDentroDeLosProgramasDeServiciosDeJeringas

¡También disponible en Inglés!: bit.ly/ClinicalServicesWithinSSPs

North American Syringe Exchange Network

06/03/2026

Working with partners and gaining insights from Syringe Services Programs (SSPs), we developed a fact sheet outlining how SSPs make clinical services more accessible for program participants. Swipe for a preview and check it out here: bit.ly/ClinicalServicesWithinSSPs

Also available in Spanish! bit.ly/ServiciosClinicosDentroDeLosProgramasDeServiciosDeJeringas

North American Syringe Exchange Network

06/02/2026

Drug supply alert — Learn more through the public health alert from the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education: bit.ly/ChlorphineDrugAlert

North American Syringe Exchange Network

06/01/2026

As we celebrate the resiliency, joy, and profoundness of our beloved LGBTQIA+ community this Pride Month, we're working against the violence that steals the lives of our loved ones, harmful rhetoric, and stripping away of LGBTQIA+ protections to health care rights.

Harm reduction, a movement started by and for LGBTQIA+ communities across the U.S. in response to the government's lack of care for people dying of AIDS, is anchored — and we refuse to move. Pride Month, just like LGBTQIA+ ancestors, elders, and younger folks, is eternal.

05/28/2026

The overdose epidemic steals lives, devastates families, and leaves communities reeling from collective loss. It doesn't have to be this way, and it shouldn't be. We cannot go backward and further abandon supportive practices and care we know work.

"Research shows that harm reduction programs do not hamper people’s recovery. One study, for example, found that people who frequently use syringe exchange programs are five times as likely to enter treatment as those who participate less. Other studies have found that people who frequently go to overdose prevention centers where they can use drugs under supervision are 40 to 70 percent more likely to get treatment than those who show up less often," this The New York Times op-ed notes.

The Trump administration is going after harm reduction.

05/27/2026

Though Hepatitis Awareness Month is coming to a close, harm reduction remains crucial in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis — particularly hepatitis C. The work of harm reductionists meeting people where they're at and supporting them in their individual health needs is imperative for improving public health. Learn more about hepatitis C resources and other info here: bit.ly/HepCResources

05/26/2026

This MedPage Today 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 worked in substance use clinics, where recovery is rarely immediate and requires meeting patients where they are. In medicine, we are trained to act on evidence, not ideology. When a patient is in front of us, we use the tools that work, even if they are imperfect, because the alternative is unacceptable. We don't let people die," as shared in the piece.

Funding restrictions remove lifesaving support for those at risk of overdose

05/22/2026

One overdose death is one 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 and support on the line, lives are further at risk. We must demand more for our communities and support people who use drugs as the already fragile support system is chipped away.

“The estimates are that the Medicaid cuts will total about $1 trillion, and that between $137 billion and $155 billion of that will be cuts to rural facilities...But that’s also rural substance use treatment, home health, long-term care, anything that is paid with Medicaid dollars. The rug is about to be pulled out," as noted in this NC Health News/ The Daily Yonder coverage.

According to the researchers, the reasons for the disparity are complicated, but overdose mortality remains one of the primary factors driving the difference.

05/21/2026

Hay herramientas que pueden ayudarte a mantenerte más segure al practicar chems*x. Desde medicamentos para el tratamiento del consumo de dr*gas hasta medicamentos que puede revertir sobredosis y mejorar tu salud s*xual, tenemos todo lo que necesitas. Consulta con un proveedor de atención médica para decidir qué es lo más adecuado para ti.

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