Tag: People Who Use Substances

Safe consumption spaces (SCS) are a reality-based and evidence proven strategy to addressing local drug epidemics. SCS can make drug users lives better by increasing their health and increase public safety and public health for entire communities. Safe consumption spaces reduce overdose deaths, decrease outdoor and public drug use, and prevent the spread of diseases such as HIV & HEP Read more...

The Harm Reduction Coalition is hosting weekly virtual office hours where we will work to answer your questions about COVID-19, harm reduction programs, syringe service programs, outreach work and medical questions about COVID-19 and drug use/sex work. Join us every Wednesday at 4 pm ET for weekly rotating topic sessions. Read more...

Read the latest policy statement from Harm Reduction Coalition, including demands to ensure that people who use drugs and sex workers do not experience disproportionate risk to the current public health crisis. Read more...

The Harm Reduction Coalition put together a resource page for people who use drugs, people who engage in sex work and people vulnerable to structural violence. Their resource page is up-to-date with guides, mutual aid funds, fact sheets and other relevant information. Read more...

People who smoke or vape may have a significantly elevated risk of developing more serious health complications from COVID-19. (It is already well-established that smoking weakens the immune system and increases the risk of developing serious health complications from viral respiratory infections like COVID-19.) Here’s a statement from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that discusses potential implications. Read more...