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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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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] […]

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] […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]