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16 Dec Inside a Free Fentanyl and Heroin Clinic
2021 was the deadliest year on record for drug deaths across the US and Canada, thanks to an ongoing overdose epidemic primarily fueled by fentanyl. In order to combat this crisis, governments are under pressure to act. In this episode of Free Drugs, Manisha Krishnan...
27 Oct The Nation’s First and Only Safe Consumption Centers Have Officially Merged All of Its Operations Under The OnPoint NYC Banner
New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE) and the Washington Heights Corner Project (WHCP) announced their merger and will continue their lifesaving harm reduction work as OnPoint NYC....
20 Sep OnPoint NYC celebrates 500 lives saved from overdose
The nonprofit OnPoint NYC, which operates two overdose prevention sites in East Harlem and Washington Heights, announced 500 lives have been saved from overdose. CBS2's Jessi Mitchell got a first look at the new medical unit at the East Harlem site....
08 Sep Foundations Provide Support For NYC Overdose Prevention Centers
OnPoint NYC, the operator of the OPCs in Washington Heights and East Harlem, is grateful to The New York Community Trust and The New York Health Foundation for two significant funding awards....
08 Jun “People Don’t Have to Die:” Inside America’s First Overdose Prevention Center
In 2021, more than 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. This amounts to one overdose death every five minutes for a full year. The organization prevents drug-related deaths by providing safe spaces where people can use illegal drugs under staff supervision....
31 May Operator Of The Nation’s First & Only Supervised Safe Consumption Centers Announce That It Has Intervened In Over 300 Drug Overdoses As It Approaches 6-month Anniversary
As it marks its first 6 months of operations, OnPoint NYC, the operator of the nation’s first and only authorized supervised consumption centers, announces that it has averted 314 drug overdoses since opening on November 30, 2021....
10 Mar America’s First Supervised Drug Consumption Site: OnPoint NYC
AJ doesn't know why he can't stop using drugs. He has serious health issues from reusing dirty needles and has been homeless more times than he can count. AJ has been in and out of detox and rehab multiple times. In 2021 alone, AJ says he...