Tag: Naloxone
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Ben From Iowa City: His Story
For more information, visit: https://www.iowaharmreductioncoalition.org/syringe-exchange/ Ben’s Story SSPs offer connections to treatment Ben is a 26 year old from Iowa City who has been using heroin for several years. In the fall of 2017, he met the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition (IHRC) while they were conducting community outreach. He received a naloxone kit and was…
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Eastlake Craft Brewery To Host Minneapolis Fundraiser For Harm Reduction Services October 18th
October 18th 2019 fundraiser details for syringe/community outreach services available here: https://www.facebook.com/events/487985678446723/ More details: Come to Eastlake Craft Brewery and support Southside Harm Reduction Services! Southside volunteers will be hanging out if you want to learn more about harm reduction, start volunteering, or if you just want to grab a drink! Eastlake will be donating…
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Why I Want To Hand Needles Out To Drug Users — Answers From A Job Application
Questions and answers from a recent drug policy org volunteer application: Why do you want to volunteer? Pictured left to right: hero mom advocate Maria la France; me, with coffee; West Des Moines Sally Gaer, leading cannabis reform advocate in Iowa; Iowa NORML President (2013) Aaron Schoeneman; and Rachael ‘Leyen’ Selmeski, who later appeared in…
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Southside Harm Reduction Services working to distribute and pick-up syringes, provide naloxone, and reduce stigma for those using drugs
The Alley Newspaper was just dropped off today and had this front page article: Reducing harm Southside Harm Reduction Services working to distribute and pick-up syringes, provide naloxone, and reduce stigma for those using drugs By Tesha M. Christensen When Jack Loftus and Jack Martin saw a gap in services for safe injection equipment and…
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This Drug Overdose Was Completely $@#%#~! Preventable | A Personal Tribute To Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition’s Andrew Beeler, Drug War Victim In 2019
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you…misguided and hate based drug policy and demonization of drug users must change. Right the fuck now. The Iowa Press Citizen wrote a tribute: He died of an overdose, but he’ll be remembered for helping others avoid a similar fate Below is Sarah Ziegenhorn, Executive Director and founder…
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