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@nextdistro Jamie Favaro featured in @Filter-magazine for her innovative approach to getting naloxone and supplies into the hands of people who use drugs across the country! 

"Sending harm reduction supplies by mail is a service that’s clearly needed. 'We’ve had over 20 naloxone reversals in the past three months,’ Favaro says. And she points out something that is obviously true, but still shocking in 2018: ‘There are people who don’t have access to naloxone who are actively using drugs.’“

https://filtermag.org/2018/12/05/twenty-reversals-and-counting-jamie-favaro-wants-to-bring-online-naloxone-access-nationwide/

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The news of Demi Lovato's apparent overdose and reversal by naloxone yesterday (she is now considered "stable" by doctors) has been traversing the internet. As with all such instances, our thoughts here at Harm Reduction Coalition are with her family, friends, and larger community, and we want to remind folks of the numerous resources and trainings related to naloxone use Harm Reduction Coalition and its community partners offer. 

For more information on what naloxone is and how it is used in reversing opioid overdoses, please read "Understanding Naloxone" by clicking here: http://harmreduction.org/issues/overdose-prevention/overview/overdose-basics/understanding-naloxone/

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Remembering Dan Bigg

Beloved Harm Reduction Family,

When we received the news of Dan Bigg’s passing yesterday morning, time stood still for a brief moment.

Over the past 24 hours, we’ve watched and taken part in the grief that is rolling through our community because of how much he touched our lives. Dan was one of the most brilliant, fearless, and funniest people we’ve ever known. He was there at the beginning of the harm reduction movement in the United States, influencing its direction and shaping our values. As the architect of naloxone distribution in this country and beyond, he is directly responsible for saving hundreds of lives and indirectly responsible for tens of thousands more. He took up space, commanded attention, and created change.

Losing Dan is a huge blow for us all, but also a reminder of how much more work there is left to do. So take time to care for yourselves and each other. And then remember to get up, get out, and continue soldiering on. ‘Cause that’s what Dan would’ve done.

In Love and Solidarity,

Harm Reduction Coalition

Photo credit: Luceo

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Our Executive Director, Monique Tula, on healing justice and the embodiment of community care.

"Our stories are interconnected, with common threads that unite us, creating a shared purpose. We are accountable to one another and rifts that occur in one part of the community ripple out to the collective whole. The impact of our trauma shows up in our bodies and the way we engage with one another. My hope is that we begin the process of healing by setting aside our differences long enough to remember we’re on the same side. That we remember to be gentle with ourselves and each other."

http://harmreduction.org/blog/healingjusticeandtheembodimentofcommuitycare/