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15 Aug This International Overdose Awareness Day, We Demand Action
With 18 New Yorkers lost to overdose deaths each day, something needs to change. New York needs to divest from harmful systems and invest in what works - harm reduction, social services, and care. ...
09 Aug OnPoint NYC, Operator of the Nation’s First Supervised Consumption Centers, Announces That It Has Intervened In Over 1,000 Overdoses
OnPoint NYC, the operator of the nation’s first supervised consumption centers, announces that it has averted 1,008 drug overdoses since launching its authorized OPC program on November 30, 2021. The nonprofit, which runs two harm reduction programs in northern Manhattan, provides life-saving services as the...
30 Jun Promoting Health in NYC Neighborhoods: One Life at a Time
“Everything I do on a daily basis is rewarding in some way, but there is nothing like knowing you helped someone to actually LIVE ANOTHER DAY,” says Jason Rice, a member of our Outreach team.. We recently spoke to Jason about his community work....