{"id":2278,"date":"2021-08-16T10:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/?page_id=2278"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:10:51","slug":"harm-reduction-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/resources-2\/harm-reduction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Harm Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harm Reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs (<a href=\"https:\/\/harmreduction.org\/about-us\/principles-of-harm-reduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Harm Reduction Coalition<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harm Reduction Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/harmreduction.org\/native-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native Harm Reduction Toolkit <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(The National Harm Reduction Coalition)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2025\/07\/Vending-Machines-for-Harm-Reduction-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vending Machines for Harm Reduction 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0(The National Harm Reduction Coalition)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/divisions\/public-health\/north-carolina-safer-syringe-initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative<\/a> &#8211; Learn more about existing safer syringe programs (SSPs) in North Carolina, including contact information for programs and details on North Carolina SSP laws.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Worker-Stances-for-Clients-Who-Use-Drugs-E.-Springer-wUpdates-1-26-2021-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worker Stances for Clients Who Use Drugs<\/a> (Edith Springer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Pregnancy-and-Substance-Use-A-Harm-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pregnancy and Substance Use Harm Reduction Toolkit<\/a> (National Harm Reduction Coalition)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/NCHRC-Syringe-Fact-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCHRC Syringe Fact Sheet<\/a>, includes talking points for stakeholders<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Jail-Based-Overdose-Prevention-Education-and-Naloxone-Distribution-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jail-Based Overdose Prevention Education and Naloxone Distribution Toolkit<\/a> (NCHRC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2025\/02\/2024_DrugUserHealthResourceGuide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>UPDATED!<\/strong><\/span> NC Drug User Health Resource Guide-February 2024<\/a> (NCDHHS-Division of Public Health)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2024\/03\/Harm_Reduction_Primer_IVPB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harm Reduction Primer<\/a> (NCDHHS-Injury and Violence Prevention Branch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Overdose Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NEW!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2025\/08\/ACHD-Medetomidine-Brief-August-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allegheny County Department of Health Medetomidine Substance Brief<\/a> (August 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2025\/02\/naloxone-dosing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naloxone Dosing Guidance <\/a>(Injury Prevention Research Center, UNC, Chapel Hill 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2025\/01\/SAMHSAtoolkit-Opioid-reversal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (OORMS) Planning Toolkit<\/a> (SAMHSA 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/12\/SAMHSA-Comm-Coatlition2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths<\/a> (SAMHSA Practice Guide 2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/12\/SAMHSA-OD-continuumCare2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opioid Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA)<\/a> (SAMHSA Practice Guide 2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal Resources for Participants<\/strong> (Legal Action Center)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/07\/Red-Flags-Companion-SWH-NC-contacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Has your Health Insurance Denied MH or SA Care?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/07\/BeEmpowered_final-CH-NC-Contacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know Your Rights to Addiction Care for Drug &amp; Alcohol Related ER Visits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/07\/AdvocatingForYourRecovery_FINAL-CH-NC-contact-info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advocating for Your Recovery When Ordered Off Addiction Medication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2024\/04\/Recovery-Home-MOUD-Info-Sheet-Feb-2022-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recovery Residences and MOUD Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guides to Safer Use<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Dance-Safe-Fentanyl-Testing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fentanyl Testing Guide<\/a> (Dance Safe)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Harm-reduction-tips-for-benzos.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tips for safer benzodiazepine use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Methamphetamine-and-Stimulants-Harm-Reduction-Tips.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tips for safer methamphetamine and stimulant use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Safer-Smoking-Infographic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safer Smoking Infographic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Safer-Snorting-Infographic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safer Snorting Infographic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1256\/2023\/11\/Hepatitis-C-and-Injection-Drug-Use.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preventing Hepatitis C<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harm Reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs (National Harm Reduction Coalition). Harm Reduction Strategies Native Harm Reduction Toolkit (The National Harm Reduction Coalition) Vending Machines &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/resources-2\/harm-reduction-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Harm Reduction\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58241,"featured_media":3654,"parent":2337,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2278","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2278"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3790,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2278\/revisions\/3790"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/nctac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}