#amplifyinghope

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Harm Reduction Coalition advances policies and programs that help people address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration.

“We need to be starting conversations that no one else is having. People of color, and especially the women of color who have been doing this work, we’ve always been the ones pushing the buck, and it’s encouraging that we’re in positions of leadership now and I’m really excited for where this movement is going.”-Malika Lamont  

Read the latest in our AmplifyingHope series that interviews the unsung champions of harm reduction 

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"For me, it’s been about leveraging the new & existing intersections that impact people who use drugs to build a network of accomplices. As certain protections continue to erode, new frontiers and collaborations emerge." -Haley Coles, Sonoran Prevention Works, Arizona.

Read the full interview with Haley in our new amplifying hope series, that showcases the unsung heroes of harm reduction: http://harmreduction.org/blog/amplifying-hope/