OUR MISSION Through the wisdom of lived experience Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery from addiction is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. OUR PHILOSOPHY Recovery from addiction and … [Read more...] about Wilkes Recovery Revolution
Opioid Crisis
Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, … [Read more...] about Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
The Steady Collective
Steady began in November 2015 as an "any positive change" support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the … [Read more...] about The Steady Collective
Queen City Harm Reduction
Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP's (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. It started out of the trunk of … [Read more...] about Queen City Harm Reduction
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Cabarrus Health Alliance (formerly Cabarrus County Health Department) is a public health authority created by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners effective July 1, 1997. Our Mission Achieving the Highest Level of Individual and Community Health through Collaborative … [Read more...] about Cabarrus Health Alliance
NC Survivors Union
rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States. At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union. User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance … [Read more...] about NC Survivors Union
GCSTOP
The Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem (GCSTOP) serves residents of Guilford County. The program was initiated with funding from the State General Assembly to Guilford County’s Emergency Services for the purpose of addressing the County’s increasing incidence of … [Read more...] about GCSTOP
Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
Mission: The mission of the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) is to end the HIV and STI epidemics in the South by promoting accessible and high-quality systems of [HIV and STI] prevention, treatment, care, housing, and essential support services. Southern Vision: We envision a … [Read more...] about Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
ATLAS
WHAT DOES HIGH-QUALITY ADDICTION TREATMENT LOOK LIKE? High-quality addiction treatment facilities should include ALL of these Shatterproof National Principles of Care©: Fast Access to Treatment You should be able to get treatment as soon as you’re … [Read more...] about ATLAS
Never Use Alone
Our Mission To provide a life saving point of contact for people who use drugs. We're there to help you in the event of an overdose. We will never shame, judge, or preach to stop. If you are interested in getting help, we have resources available for you, but we will … [Read more...] about Never Use Alone
Developing a Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Practice
This handout explores the intersection of Harm Reduction and Trauma-Informed Care. … [Read more...] about Developing a Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Practice
THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
Description: The Drug Policy Alliance works to change drug policy no longer arrest, incarcerate, disenfranchise and otherwise harm millions – particularly young people and people of color who are disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Additionally, they work to make … [Read more...] about THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
MORE POWERFUL NC
Led by NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to raise awareness around the devastating impact of the opioid crisis in North Carolina, the More Powerful NC campaign is anchored in the message that together, we are more powerful than opioids—and we can all … [Read more...] about MORE POWERFUL NC
NaloxoneSaves.org
Who: NaloxoneSaves.org is a website designed to educate pharmacists and the public about the North Carolina State Health Director’s statewide standing order for naloxone. The North Carolina Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch’s Poisoning and Drug … [Read more...] about NaloxoneSaves.org
InjuryFreeNC.org
What: InjuryFreeNC.org provides the best science about injury and violence prevention strategies focused on improving population-level health. The materials on the site are created by a team of injury prevention experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s … [Read more...] about InjuryFreeNC.org
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Vision: To tackle this health crisis, the NC Department of Health and Human Services is working to connect people with preventative healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, and community supports. This is a complex issue requiring partnership from many sectors and is an … [Read more...] about THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE
This is the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalitions handout about how to use and administer Naloxone. Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects … [Read more...] about HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE
NC INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION BRANCH STOP STIGMA GUIDE
DRUG USE GLOSSARY
This glossary was developed in partnership with the Peer Network of New York, a group of harm reduction support specialists who provide vital services including health education, testing (for HIV and Hepatitis C), harm reduction guidance, recovery coaching, and community … [Read more...] about DRUG USE GLOSSARY
STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT
Drug use carries with it a lot of stigmas and one of the ways to work on reducing this stigma is person-centered language. This document lists words to avoid and suggestions of what to say instead. … [Read more...] about STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT
FOUNDATIONS OF HARM REDUCTION
Why Harm Reduction Works: – Provides a space for people to be open about their drug use and sexual behavior so it’s not hidden, perpetuating feelings of isolation – Values people and their expertise so they feel empowered to determine and voice their own hierarchy of need and … [Read more...] about FOUNDATIONS OF HARM REDUCTION
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
Who: NCHRC is a comprehensive harm reduction program. NCHRC engages in grassroots advocacy, resource development, coalition building and direct services for people impacted by drug use, sex work, overdose, gender, STIs, HIV, and hepatitis. NCHRC also provides resources and … [Read more...] about North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
Down Home, North Carolina
Down Home, North Carolina is a new organizing project led by the working people of North Carolina’s small towns and rural communities. Together, we are taking action to increase democracy, grow the good in our communities, and pass a healthy and just home down to our … [Read more...] about Down Home, North Carolina
Olive Branch Ministry
Description: Olive Branch Ministry was founded by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis as a way to bring faith-based harm reduction to the Foothills area of NC. Our desire is to extend hope and extend life through nonjudgemental interactions with those we are called to serve. Olive … [Read more...] about Olive Branch Ministry
Faith in Harm Reduction
Communities of faith and their leadership possess significant influence and potential to reshape discourse on the drugs issue and opioid crisis through the promotion of theological praxis rooted in liberation, reform, and justice. Since its inception in Fall 2017, Faith in … [Read more...] about Faith in Harm Reduction