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Reducción de daños en español en las calles de NYC / Salud pública y justicia social / Harm reduction must be 24/7. Health on the streets! 917-200-0358. [email protected]
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Historias Editorial
Puerto Rican Harm Reduction: Alive in The Bronx

historias.nyc/nueva-york-c...

"The harm reduction history of New York City must include the Bronx and anything related to today's Bronx is Puerto Rican history."

#puertorico
#harmreduction
#drugsky
#migration
#NYC
#activism
"As a people, boricuas migrate to the mainland USA for many reasons - to study, for economic opportunity, to access health care, etc. An often unnamed movement as well is that of public health, and within it, harm reduction as a practice and a movement for and by people who use drugs that aims to dismantle the racialized war on drugs. Harm reduction addresses the syndemics of drug use, which refers to the clustering and interaction of drug use with other health conditions, such as HIV, viral hepatitis and mental health issues, exacerbated by social and structural factors."
bronxmovil.bsky.social
Headed to the United States Conference on HIV/AIDS?

JOIN US as we present The Power of Mapping and Mobile Outreach.

Saturday, September 19, 10:15 am
Monterey, Concourse Level, 4th floor

#uscha2026
@nmachiv
#harmreduction
#bronxmóvil
#lareduccióndedañossalvavidas
#Narcanazo
Headed to the United States Conference on HIV/AIDS? JOIN US as we present The Power of Mapping and Mobile Outreach. Saturday, September 19, 10:15 am Monterey, Concourse Level, 4th floor #uscha2026 @nmachiv #harmreduction #bronxmóvil #lareduccióndedañossalvavidas #Narcanazo
September 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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idpc.net
New Global Commission on Drug Policy brief charts a child rights-based agenda for #DrugPolicy reform, centring dignity, health and participation.

Read, in multiple languages + child-friendly versions!
https://ow.ly/OcCe50ZN9Ho
Making children and young people visible in drug policy: A child rights-based agenda for reform
The Global Commission on Drug Policy calls for a child rights-based overhaul of drug policy, urging governments to move away from punitive approaches and ensure access to health services, essential controlled medicines, harm reduction and safeguards.
ow.ly
September 14, 2026 at 9:11 AM
bronxmovil.bsky.social
Estamos trabajando este Día del Trabajo. La reducción de daños debe ser las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana.

We are working this Labor Day. Harm reduction must be 24/7.

#drugsky
#harmreduction
#overdoseprevention
#BronxMóvil
September 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
bronxmovil.bsky.social
Join us on August 31 for two events for International Overdose Awareness Day.

(1) Strategies to Prevent Overdose in New York State: A Harm Reduction Framework
Register: My CEI share.google/Rz9wFGNsrrZg...
Date: August 31st 2026

(2) South Bronx Community Outreach at Patterson.
August 28, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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vitalstrategies.org
Music fosters and shapes by evoking powerful emotions and a sense of connection. In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, we created a playlist commemorates the lives of 15 musicians who left an outstanding mark on our world. Who would you add to this list?

https://vitalstrat.org/4fWpqdj
Honoring Musicians Lost to Overdose on Overdose Awareness Day - Vital Strategies
In recognition of Overdose Awareness Day, Vital Strategies has created a Spotify playlist to remember and honor beloved musicians who died of overdose.
www.vitalstrategies.org
August 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
bronxmovil.bsky.social
Historias Editorial
Puerto Rican Harm Reduction: Alive in The Bronx

historias.nyc/nueva-york-c...

"The harm reduction history of New York City must include the Bronx and anything related to today's Bronx is Puerto Rican history."

#puertorico
#harmreduction
#drugsky
#migration
#NYC
#activism
"As a people, boricuas migrate to the mainland USA for many reasons - to study, for economic opportunity, to access health care, etc. An often unnamed movement as well is that of public health, and within it, harm reduction as a practice and a movement for and by people who use drugs that aims to dismantle the racialized war on drugs. Harm reduction addresses the syndemics of drug use, which refers to the clustering and interaction of drug use with other health conditions, such as HIV, viral hepatitis and mental health issues, exacerbated by social and structural factors."
August 20, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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filtermag.bsky.social
"HIV outbreaks like those in Maine and West Virginia don't emerge because people use needles. They emerge when people share needles."
NIDA Explains Link Between Drugs and HIV, Without Mentioning Syringes
HIV outbreaks like those in Maine and West Virginia don't emerge because people use needles. They emerge when people share needles.
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May 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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May 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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drugpolicy.org
Overdose deaths are decreasing and access to naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, is one of the reasons why. Learn more about what’s causing overdose declines: https://drugpolicy.org/resource/fact-sheet-health-harm-reduction-approaches-pivotal-to-decrease-in-national-drug-overdose-deaths/
May 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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maiasz.bsky.social
... couldn't fit it into this piece, but the only reason we have naloxone available outside of ER's and ambulances to rapidly save people is harm reduction: Dan Bigg, a cofounder of the National Harm Reduction Coalition and a person who injected drugs himself, made street distribution go national.
maiasz.bsky.social Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · May 14
Trump's latest attack on harm reduction funds only tactics that help after someone's drug use has caused harm— so, yes, overdose antidotes; no, test strips to see if you're about to shoot fentanyl.... again, the cruelty is the point, my latest www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/o...
Opinion | Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. Maybe Not for Long.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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cduhr.bsky.social
Check out the latest from CDUHR investigators Alex Bennett, David Frank, Saba Rouhani & Luther Elliott- Syringe service program utilization, behavioral, & experiential factors associated with greater naloxone protection in a longitudinal cohort of people who use illicit opioids in NYC
bit.ly/4tF0MDB
Image of top of webpage where the journal article mentioned and linked in post is found, Syringe service program utilization, behavioral, and experiential factors associated with greater naloxone protection in a longitudinal cohort of people who use illicit opioids in New York city.
May 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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sanho.bsky.social
Trump administration would rather your loved ones die from overdose than find out if their drugs are contaminated with fentanyl and other dangerous adulterants. They believe that “the wages of sin” ought to be death. Meanwhile, they’re massacring people in boats to fake “protect” people from drugs.
cduhr.bsky.social The Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) @cduhr.bsky.social · Apr 28
Trump administration warns against using federal dollars on fentanyl test strips

"warned its grantees against using federal funds to buy harm reduction supplies including sterile syringes and pipes, or to distribute test strips"
www.statnews.com/2026/04/27/t...
Trump administration warns against using federal dollars on fentanyl test strips
The Trump administration underlines a “clear shift away from harm reduction and practices” that it says facilitates illegal drug use.
www.statnews.com
April 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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harmreductionintl.bsky.social
Join the hybrid upcoming event: Women and the War on Drugs: Abolishing the Death Penalty and Centering Resistance to Gendered Drug Policy

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Melbourne)

Room 219, Melbourne Convention Centre
Register online: https://bit.ly/4cHcGr0
April 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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idpc.net
🚨 Coming up at #RightsCon2026:

👁️ How are drug control and 'public safety' narratives driving surveillance?

🧩 How can advocates and communities organise for systems of care & support instead?

👉 Join our roundtable to share knowledge & strategies!
https://idpc.net/events/2026/01/rightscon-2026
April 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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vitalstrategies.org
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
Free Public Health Videos: Drug User Health and Overdose Prevention - Vital Strategies
These short instructional videos provide clear, practical information on overdose response and Hepatitis C. They are intended for use across community, clinical, and public health settings. Two videos...
vitalstrat.org
April 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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vitalstrategies.org
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
Distributing Fentanyl Test Strips in the Emergency Department - Vital Strategies
Two physicians and a nurse from Jefferson Health talking about why they distribute fentanyl test strips and some best practices they’ve learned along the way. We hope that other clinical settings can ...
vitalstrat.org
April 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
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.
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.
March 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
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.”
March 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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guyfelicella.bsky.social
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/...
Public drug use will spike when consumption sites close, advocates warn | CBC News
Public drug use is set to spike in Ottawa, representatives from the city's two last supervised drug consumption sites are warning after the province cut their funding and told them to end their servic...
www.cbc.ca
March 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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marybethoconnor.bsky.social
Simple explanation of #harmreduction, including that it is both effective and cost-effective. #addiction #opioids
hri.global/what-is-harm...
What is Harm Reduction? - Harm Reduction International
Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise the negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws.
hri.global
March 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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levin.bsky.social
Every public health department doing public health education like this. #LongCovidAwareness
durhamhealthnc.bsky.social Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · Mar 13
This week marked the anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve summarized our thoughts a bit below, but tl;dr: Unfortunately, COVID-19 is still with us, & although we may be tired of hearing about it, it’s extremely important to continue to take steps to protect ourselves & others.
Things we want people to know. 6 years after the start* of the COVID-19 pandemic. *The day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This was not the date of the first case. It’s not just a cold. We wish it were just a cold. We would not keep talking about it if so. Since 2020, doctors, scientists, and millions of people who have had COVID-19 have learned that it can cause permanent damage to multiple organ systems within your body, leave you disabled and unable to do the things you love, and significantly harm your quality of life. A cold cannot disable or kill you the way COVID-19 can. We know a lot more about prevention than we did back then. We all remember when we thought maybe we’d be ok as long as we were 6 feet away from sick people; that masks worked one way but not the other; and more. But just like with all new viruses and scientific study, we learned more as there was more time to study and observe, and we now know that wearing masks and keeping cleaner air are key to protecting ourselves and others. Now that we know better, we can (and should) better protect ourselves and others. We understand the frustration about vaccines, but they are still extremely important. We all remember when vaccines were first made available, and it would’ve been great if that was the end of the pandemic. It wasn’t. And a lot of people have gotten frustrated and have given up on vaccination. It’s true, the virus that causes COVID-19 changes (which is why, like the annual flu shot, we need to get updated COVID-19 vaccines each year), and the vaccines we have now will not eliminate COVID-19 on their own. But they are still very effective at preventing serious illness and death, so even though they are not the one quick solution to the pandemic we all wish they were, they are still extremely important, and we should all stay up to date.
March 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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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
March 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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aliciaault.bsky.social
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
Is the US Entering a ‘Fifth Wave’ of the Overdose Crisis?
Experts suggest an increase in stimulant use may signal a ‘fifth wave’ of the US overdose crisis.
www.medscape.com
March 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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idpc.net
Amended graph with corrections on the last 2 years of the 'key dates'!
March 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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idpc.net
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
March 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM