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Opioid Crisis

Wilkes Recovery Revolution

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 mental illness is not only possible, but with support, opportunities, community, and education, recovery for all can be a […]

Wilkes Recovery Revolution

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 mental illness is not only possible, but with support, opportunities, community, and education, recovery for all can be a […]

Twin City Harm Reduction Collective

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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, education is key. TCHRC can provide trainings in a number of areas ranging […]

Twin City Harm Reduction Collective

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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, education is key. TCHRC can provide trainings in a number of areas ranging […]

The Steady Collective

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 spring of 2016, Conner gathered a group of people together […]

The Steady Collective

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 spring of 2016, Conner gathered a group of people together […]

Queen City Harm Reduction

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Cat’s car, with a small grant providing supplies, and donated Naloxone from NCHRC.  QCNE […]

Queen City Harm Reduction

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Cat’s car, with a small grant providing supplies, and donated Naloxone from NCHRC.  QCNE […]

Cabarrus Health Alliance

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Action.

Cabarrus Health Alliance

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Action.

NC Survivors Union

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 use and policies related to drugs.  Many drug […]

NC Survivors Union

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 use and policies related to drugs.  Many drug […]

GCSTOP

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 opioid overdoses and opioid related deaths. The funding is being used to support the development […]

GCSTOP

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 opioid overdoses and opioid related deaths. The funding is being used to support the development […]

Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 better South for people living with HIV — one where every person […]

Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 better South for people living with HIV — one where every person […]

ATLAS

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 ready. Personalized Evaluation and Treatment Plan Treatment should consider your unique needs. One-size treatment does not fit all. Access to […]

ATLAS

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 ready. Personalized Evaluation and Treatment Plan Treatment should consider your unique needs. One-size treatment does not fit all. Access to […]

Never Use Alone

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 never push them on […]

Never Use Alone

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 never push them on […]

THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 sure new policies reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to […]

THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 sure new policies reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to […]

MORE POWERFUL NC

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 help play a part in ending the epidemic […]

MORE POWERFUL NC

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 help play a part in ending the epidemic […]

NaloxoneSaves.org

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Overdose Prevention Program works in collaboration with many partners statewide to address drug overdose in North […]

NaloxoneSaves.org

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Overdose Prevention Program works in collaboration with many partners statewide to address drug overdose in North […]

InjuryFreeNC.org

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Injury Prevention Research Center and the NC Division of Public Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Branch […]

InjuryFreeNC.org

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Injury Prevention Research Center and the NC Division of Public Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Branch […]

THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 effort that needs to be supported through funding and resources to be successful. Learn […]

THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 effort that needs to be supported through funding and resources to be successful. Learn […]

HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a […]

HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a […]

DRUG USE GLOSSARY

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 outreach. They have lived experience and can relate to the community in a unique way, […]

DRUG USE GLOSSARY

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 outreach. They have lived experience and can relate to the community in a unique way, […]

STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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.

STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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.

FOUNDATIONS OF HARM REDUCTION

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 next steps are clear between provider and […]

FOUNDATIONS OF HARM REDUCTION

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 next steps are clear between provider and […]

North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 support to the law enforcement, public health, and provider communities. Vision: We believe that the key to bringing […]

North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 support to the law enforcement, public health, and provider communities. Vision: We believe that the key to bringing […]

Down Home, North Carolina

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 grandbabies. Who: We are neighbors, rooted in the community, […]

Down Home, North Carolina

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 grandbabies. Who: We are neighbors, rooted in the community, […]

Olive Branch Ministry

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Branch initially partnered with local agencies and faith groups […]

Olive Branch Ministry

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Branch initially partnered with local agencies and faith groups […]

Faith in Harm Reduction

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Harm Reduction has contributed thought leadership, vision, and direction for overdose and other harm reduction advocacy […]

Faith in Harm Reduction

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

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 Harm Reduction has contributed thought leadership, vision, and direction for overdose and other harm reduction advocacy […]