Our Distribution Program distributes life-saving tools like Naloxone to prevent opioid overdoses, offers free fentanyl and xylazine test strips to help individuals stay safe. Additionally, we provide educational materials to raise awareness about substance use and overdose prevention.

This page highlights current federal activities that promote harm reduction by increasing the availability and access to high-quality harm reduction services, decreasing negative effects of substance use, and reducing stigma related to substance use and overdose.

Oct 26, 2022 · Decades of research have shown that some harm reduction strategies provide significant individual and public health benefits, 4,5,6 including preventing deaths from overdoses and preventing transmission of infectious diseases …

Harm Reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas that aim to reduce the negative consequences associated with substance use. It is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.

The California Harm Reduction Initiative represents the single largest government investment in harm reduction in California and ends June 2023.

Jun 3, 2022 · Harm reduction turns to programs, practices and strategies that are designed to meet people where they’re at in their substance use disorder. That can mean needle access programs or medication for opioid use disorder.

Apr 16, 2024 · Harm reduction activities can include provision of sterile syringes, naloxone distribution, fentanyl testing, overdose prevention and education, including safer drug use education, and other activities that can lessen the risk of …

Oct 29, 2024 · Harm reduction is a practical and transformative approach that incorporates community-driven public health strategies — including prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion — to empower people who use drugs (and their families) with the choice to live healthy, self-directed, and purpose-filled lives.

National Harm Reduction Coalition creates spaces for dialogue and action that help heal the harms caused by racialized drug policies. Looking for harm reduction info? Explore National Harm Reduction Coalition’s resource library for fact sheets, …

Harm reduction seeks to reduce the harmful impacts of stigma, mistreatment, discrimination, and harsh punishment of PWUD, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color.