Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction Strategies

• North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative – Learn more about existing safer syringe programs (SSPs) in North Carolina, including contact information for programs and details on North Carolina SSP laws.
• Worker Stances for Clients Who Use Drugs (Edith Springer)
• Pregnancy and Substance Use Harm Reduction Toolkit (National Harm Reduction Coalition)
• NCHRC Syringe Fact Sheet, includes talking points for stakeholders
• Jail-Based Overdose Prevention Education and Naloxone Distribution Toolkit (NCHRC)
• NC Drug User Health Resource Guide-February 2022 (NCDHHS-Division of Public Health)
• Harm Reduction Primer (NCDHHS-Injury and Violence Prevention Branch)

Legal Resources for Participants (Legal Action Center)

• Has your Health Insurance Denied MH or SA Care?
• Know Your Rights to Addiction Care for Drug & Alcohol Related ER Visits
• Advocating for Your Recovery When Ordered Off Addiction Medication
• Recovery Residences and MOUD Fact Sheet

Guides to Safer Use

• Fentanyl Testing Guide (Dance Safe)
• Tips for safer benzodiazepine use
• Tips for safer methamphetamine and stimulant use
• Safer Smoking Infographic
• Safer Snorting Infographic
• Preventing Hepatitis C