Podcasts about harm reduction coalition

Cameron, a Harm Reduction Coordinator, delves into the complexity of human behavior, societal structures, and the importance of humane treatment for individuals still using substances. They discuss philosophical and practical aspects of harm reduction, including the distribution of clean syringes and Narcan, drug checking, and the necessity of treating those with substance use disorders with dignity and respect. This episode provides a comprehensive look at the different paths to recovery and the vital role harm reduction plays in keeping communities safe. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Recovery Stories 00:47 Challenges and Turning Points in Recovery 05:04 Understanding Harm Reduction 08:59 Harm Reduction in Practice 12:40 The Importance of Compassion and Dignity 14:18 The Role of Harm Reduction in Public Health 25:16 Personal Reflections and Future Goals 39:25 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Wendy Allison, Founder of Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa, joins us tonight to chat about the official launch today, on International Harm Reduction Day. HRCA seeks a new fit-for-purpose drug law for Aotearoa New Zealand, rooted in science, experience and evidence, to promote harm reduction and protect human rights as originally recommended by the NZ Law Commission in 2011. ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Wendy Allison, Founder of Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa, joins us tonight to chat about the official launch today, on International Harm Reduction Day. HRCA seeks a new fit-for-purpose drug law for Aotearoa New Zealand, rooted in science, experience and evidence, to promote harm reduction and protect human rights as originally recommended by the NZ Law Commission in 2011. A TVNZ scoop as Political Editor Maiki Sherman spoke to Green MP Julie Anne Genter as she prepared to fly to the Chatham Islands. It was the MP's first time speaking publicly since she confronted National's Matt Doocey in Parliament. Mark Mitchell and PM Christopher Luxon's muffing the numbers at a press conference yesterday over Waikeria Prison. Storm in a teacup...or are the media right to criticise? The Prime Minister's office got a $50,000 makeover and some critics are saying it's bad optics in a cost of living crisis when National is laying off public servants left right and centre. Newshub announces it's 6pm TV lineup ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Harm Reduction Specialist and Peer Counselor, David Levine, and I discuss the social and political context of the war on drugs in the United States and how drug laws and policies disproportionately affect those who are disenfranchised and most marginalized. David works on the ground helping people who have overdosed on opioids and discusses what true harm reduction means when it comes to mental health and substance use. He also describes gatekeeping, inequity, and hypocrisy when it comes to research and legalization of medicines, and how stigma around drugs often creates more harm than the drugs themselves. In this episode: 3 critical parts to practicing harm reduction in it's truest form what harm reduction looks like on the ground - with case examples current life saving harm reduction technologies that stop lethal overdose the war on drugs as systemic oppression of marginalized groups drug positivity and how we can mitigate risk gatekeeping, profit hoarding, and hypocrisy in what we classify and sell as ‘medicine' the opioid epidemic in the US drug research, patents, FDA approval and the legalization of schedule 1 drugs in equitable and inequitable ways David Levine, JD is a drug warrior and harm reductionist. Identifying as a person who uses drugs and committed to fighting against War on Drugs, David has worked professionally in Harm Reduction since 2014 in a multitude of settings. He currently works two jobs on the front lines helping people affected by dangers inherent to a black market drug supply in the Bronx through street outreach and engaging overdose survivors in ERs. Email: fromdavidlevine@gmail.com Institute for the Development of Human Arts: www.IDHA-nyc.org Links & Research: MAPS: https://maps.org/about-maps/ Andrew Tatarsky: https://www.centerforoptimalliving.com/ Harm Reduction Coalition - https://harmreduction.org/      Next Distro: https://nextdistro.org/  Alliance NYC: https://alliance.nyc/leshrc FDA approvals and fee process: “The FDA collected $29 million in fees in 1993, the year after Congress passed the Prescription Drug User Fee Act for the first time. The fees rose to $908 million in 2018. That year, industry fees amounted to about 80% of the money spent on FDA employee salaries for drug reviews, according to the study.” https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/14/796227083/fda-approves-drugs-faster-than-ever-but-relies-on-weaker-evidence-researchers-fi ”Half of new drug approvals only based on one clinical trial” : https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2758605?guestAccessKey=6c172781-0a0e-4e36-8c5c-a51962ecc2f7 “If you get the message, hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs are simply instruments, like microscopes, telescopes, and telephones. The biologist does not sit with eye permanently glued to the microscope, he goes away and works on what he has seen.” - Alan Watts Disclaimer: The DEPTH Work Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Any information on this podcast in no way to be construed or substituted as psychological counseling, psychotherapy, mental health counseling, or any other type of therapy or medical advice.

Podcast Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition with Chris Alderman About the Episode Date: March 29, 2023 Episode 19: Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition with Chris Alderman Summary Have a listen to our latest episode with Chris Alderman who works in Pulaski, Virginia as the Program Manager for Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition. We discuss the philosophy behind and services provided by the Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition to peers who struggle with substance abuse and mental health challenges and the impact they are making on a daily basis in southwest Virginia. Chris Alderman is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist. He is also a Certified A.C.E.S. Facilitator as well as Certified Rapid H.I.V. Testing Administrator. He loves people, tattoos and does not play basketball (he is 6'6).

What does it look like to practice and believe in resurrection when the world around us feels bleak and dim? What does it look like to live out Easter in our lives when the powers of empire stand against us, as they did against Christ? What does it mean to practice Easter in a Good Friday world?Minister Blyth Barnow shares a message of gritty hope and resurrection, in honor of her favorite holiday: Easter!A word from Minister Blyth Barnow (she/her):I went to seminary to learn how to hold spiritual space for the communities I come from. Communities “the church” deemed crude, dirty, expendable, sinful…profane. Queers, femmes, people who use drugs, sex workers, working class people, organizers. But these are the people who taught me about the sacred and I know that we are holy. We deserve access to spiritual care that lifts us up, knows us deeply, and affirms our dignity.I put myself through seminary by working at the Harm Reduction Coalition. For me, harm reduction is a spiritual practice rooted in unconditional love. It calls us to healing and demands justice. Just like the Gospel.My faith and my queerness are about liberation. Both connect me to a long lineage of people who have fought to honor God's promise to them and God's beauty within them. I'm not queer despite being Christian. I'm Christian because I'm queer. Both teach me that the voice of the empire is not the voice of God. My worth, your worth, is not up for debate. We are beloved by God, made in the image of God.About Minister Blyth Barnow (she/her)Min. Blyth Barnow  serves as the Ohio Associate Director for Faith In Public Life in Ohio, where she works to bring clergy and people who use drugs together to end the racist war on drugs. She is a preacher, harm reductionist, writer and community organizer. She is the founder of Femminary, an online ministry, and is currently working to establish harm reduction resources for faith based communities. She has brought her worship service, Naloxone Saves, to several states. Blyth graduated from Pacific School Of Religion where she received a Master of Divinity and the Paul Wesley Yinger preaching award. She also serves on the National Leadership Team for Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), the Overdose and Drug Use Ministry of the United Church of Christ, and Faith In Harm Reduction.Connect with us!Sign up for our Weekly Devotional emailsFollow us on Instagram or FacebookGive financially to support the Lady Preacher Podcast!

Cláudio Mendonça talks with Bethany Wilkins, the director of the Nevada County Harm Reduction Coalition, an organization whose aim is to offer judgement-free resources, education, and mutual support services to people who use drugs.

Season 2, Episode 85Leading With Empathy In Addiction Treatment With Dr. Nzinga HarrisonThe season finale of the 2nd season of the Choose Your Struggle podcast is here! It's been an amazing season but all good things come to an end.The Season Finale features Jay chatting with Dr. Nzinga Harrison, the host of one of his favorite podcasts In Recovery! She's also the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Eleanor Health and co-founder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform. A true leader, Dr. Harrison is a shining example of how you can treat Addiction from a place of love and care. You can find out more about Dr. Harrison and listen to In Recovery at https://lemonadamedia.com/show/inrecovery/ and http://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/. *** one note. Jay mentions an article he read that says we need to basically double how many mental health professionals are out there to adequately address the need. Dr. Harrison asked him for the source of that article and he can't find it! So he wants everyone to know he won't be using that stat anymore... unless someone knows where he read it and can send him the study it's from!Thank you to everyone who checked out the show this season. Please stay subscribed during the offseason. From everyone here at Choose Your Struggle, we love you all. CHOOSE YOUR STRUGGLE IS A FINALIST FOR THE HARM REDUCTION COALITION'S YEARLY AWARDS! The Harm Reduction Coalition is THE org. in Harm Reduction work and to be a finalist for their Changing The Narrative award is truly moving. Just so incredible to us. You can vote to help us at a chance to win the whole fucking thing, to quote Major League, at https://bit.ly/GalaAwardVote. We'd really appreciate it. And please vote for our friends Savage Sisters who are a finalist in the Resilience Award category.We're doing an end of season giveaway! At Thanksgiving, Jay will put all the names of everyone who has left a review into a generator and three people will receive a prize pack. One is Choose Your Struggle merch, one is a gift pack from my partners Road Runner and Bookshop, and one is a Youdgee muscle massager. If you haven't left a review yet, scroll down in these show notes and find the review link or, if you listen on i-Tunes, review it there! https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-StruggleToday's Good Egg: Take care of yourself during the offseason! Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at ryan@jayshifman.com.Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, and much, much more!Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/ Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An engaging and eye-opening discussion with Tanagra Melgarejo, MSW, of the Harm Reduction Coalition. She is based in Oakland, California, and serves as the organization's National Learning and Engagement Strategist. Her passion for the work she does is palpable and infectious. Join us!

Season 2, Episode 84Monday Motivation: Season 2 Wrap Pt. 2, To Infinity and Beyond!Today's Monday Motivation is the completion of the season wrap up that we started with last week's Monday Motivation. Friday, November 5th is the final episode. We're looking forward to everything else that's coming down the line for Choose Your Struggle!CHOOSE YOUR STRUGGLE IS A FINALIST FOR THE HARM REDUCTION COALITION'S YEARLY AWARDS! The Harm Reduction Coalition is THE org. in Harm Reduction work and to be a finalist for their Changing The Narrative award is truly moving. Just so incredible to us. You can vote to help us at a chance to win the whole fucking thing, to quote Major League, at https://bit.ly/GalaAwardVote. We'd really appreciate it. And please vote for our friends Savage Sisters who are a finalist in the Resilience Award category.We're doing an end of season giveaway! At Thanksgiving, Jay will put all the names of everyone who has left a review into a generator and three people will receive a prize pack. One is Choose Your Struggle merch, one is a gift pack from my partners Road Runner and Bookshop, and one is a Youdgee muscle massager. If you haven't left a review yet, scroll down in these show notes and find the review link or, if you listen on i-Tunes, review it there! https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-StruggleIf something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.No Good Egg or Card on Monday episodes.Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at ryan@jayshifman.com.Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, and much, much more!Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/ Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Season 2, Episode 83A Life Reborn in Service to Others with Kevin RothThis week Jay chats with Kevin Roth. You may know Kevin from his musical career, performing on the Thomas the Tank Engine show and with acts like Peter Paul and Mary. But as his second act in life, Kevin is a life coach. His change came after he received a cancer diagnosis that, originally, was thought to be fatal. But Kevin worked hard: mentally, physically, and emotionally, and beat his diagnosis. But that experience helped him realize what was important in life and he changed his life mission to helping others.You can learn more at https://kevinroth.org/ and hear his music at https://kevinrothmusic.com/. CHOOSE YOUR STRUGGLE IS A FINALIST FOR THE HARM REDUCTION COALITION'S YEARLY AWARDS! The Harm Reduction Coalition is THE org. in Harm Reduction work and to be a finalist for their Changing The Narrative award is truly moving. Just so incredible to us. You can vote to help us at a chance to win the whole fucking thing, to quote Major League, at https://bit.ly/GalaAwardVote. We'd really appreciate it. And please vote for our friends Savage Sisters who are a finalist in the Resilience Award category. We're doing an end of season giveaway! At Thanksgiving, Jay will put all the names of everyone who has left a review into a generator and three people will receive a prize pack. One is Choose Your Struggle merch, one is a gift pack from my partners Road Runner and Bookshop, and one is a Youdgee muscle massager. If you haven't left a review yet, scroll down in these show notes and find the review link or, if you listen on i-Tunes, review it there! https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-StruggleToday's Good Egg: Leave a review and be entered into the end of season giveaway drawing and PLEASE vote for Choose Your Struggle and Savage Sisters for the Harm Reduction Coalition's awards (see above for links to both.  Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at ryan@jayshifman.com.Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, and much, much more!Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/ Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode, Beth talks with special guest Emma Roberts from National Harm Reduction Coalition about what her organization is doing to help mitigate harm from opiates and other substances. ===============

In this episode, Beth talks with special guest Emma Roberts from National Harm Reduction Coalition about what her organization is doing to help mitigate harm from opiates and other substances.   ===============

Welcome back listeners. I'm offering my takes on Jupiter transiting the sign of Pisces as well on some updates on where I've been and what I've been doing. A couple of housekeeping pieces throughout the podcast. Jupiter will be in Pisces from May 13th to July 28th, when it will retrograde back into Aquarius. It will re-enter Pisces December 28th to May 10th, 2022. For a final trip through the 3rd decan of the sign, it will revisit Pisces October 28 to December 20, 2022. In this episode I discussed: - Past pandemics under the transit of Jupiter in Pisces; immunity care - Indulgence and harm reduction - Reclaiming spirituality technology - Spiritual bypassing in New Age and wellness worlds - Radical imagination and the decolonizing/re-indigenizing process People and organizations mentioned: @mulema_alchemy - Elmina Bell is an astrologer, medium, sound healer and trauma-informed peer support specialist @harmreductioncoalition - Harm Reduction Coalition @indigenius_mentalhealth - Indigenius Mental Health Awareness Network International (IMHANI) does work to destigmatize Indigenous psychologies from all continents. @moonsofaphrodite - Myrto is an astrologer and herbalist providing information about oregano for anti-viral properties and other herbs for immune system care. @decolonizeunconference is working to help POC unpack their internalized whiteness and its effects on our activism, our relationships with ourselves. each other & the natural world. @love.and.light.confessionals is an insider expose podcast on the new age and holistic wellness sphere's most bizarre antics For more of my work please follow me on Instagram @youwomanyou and subscribe to my mailing list for Lunation newsletters, other astrological transits, and updates about my services. Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a Patron! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/youwomanyou/message

In this episode, the gang takes a crash course on OnlyFans from @Sandy.InLace. One of the most important things to take out of this episode is that sex work is real work. For more information on this, visit the Harm Reduction Coalition. Sandy covers a wide range of topics with the gang, including:How she got into OF, finding what you’re comfortable with creating (12:36)Doing live cam shows, dealing with unsolicited dick pics and bad dirty talk (31:54)Celebrities on OF, creating a support and promotion system amongst content creators (44:45)Keeping it private and struggling with sharing her success, and how OF evolved her views on sex (59:45)Getting support from fans and some kink exploration (1:18:40)Sandy can be found on Instagram, TikTok, and, of course, OnlyFans.NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY MONDAY! This show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts.We can be found on Instagram @KeepYourselfWarmPod or email keepyourselfwarmpod@gmail.com !

Erica Poellot, MSW, MDiv., Director of Faith and Community Partnerships at the Harm Reduction Coalition, joins us to talk about faith/theology and harm reduction, and the role of spirituality in recovery.

This episode is a pre-recorded panel hosted by the Housing Justice Workgroup of the Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco exploring the panelists own experiences with racism and homelessness. The speakers draw connections between racism, structural causes of homelessness such as neoliberalism and the defunding of housing investments for poor communities, the use of homeless people as a political wedge by monied interests as a smokescreen for racism, the disproportionate impact homelessness has on brown and especially black communities and why/how racist policies such as redlining have led to the lack of accumulated wealth in the Black community and where we should go from here. Speakers include Joe Wilson, Director of Hospitality House, long time Housing Justice member Andrea Mayfield, Youth leader Malcolm Mobley, Jameel Patterson, son of late Mother Brown who founded United Council of Human Services. The panel is moderated by Laura Guzman, founder of Mission Neighborhood Resources Center, and currently of the Harm Reduction Coalition. This panel has been shortened for the purposes of our podcast, but the full recording is available on the Coalition's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/140260129335933/videos/461067321688418The weather report is from Equipto & Michael Marshalls album Kim-3. Sigue La Movida. Song called “in their shoes” featuring Tony Robles.Support the show (https://coalition.networkforgood.com/)

On episode 22, Dr. Kimberly Sue, Medical Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition, answers our questions about COVID19 and the politics of vaccination.

This week we're joined by the wonderful Nzinga Harrison, a physician board-certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine, to talk about addiction, how to support someone who struggles with addiction, and resources that can help.Resources:We The Village: https://wethevillage.co/Eleanor Health: https://www.eleanorhealth.com/Harm Reduction Coalition: https://harmreduction.org/Find Nzinga:Website: http://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/naharrisonmdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zinglover/Podcast: https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-recovery/Follow Us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/CandiceKayla Website: www.candicekayla.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Allen Kwabena Frimpong is a cultural strategist, serial cooperative entrepreneur, resource mobilizer, and artist who organizes through social movements for a just transition in philanthropy towards a solidarity economy. He is a co-founder and Managing Partner of AdAstra Collective. Through this consulting cooperative, he is a co-host of the Old Money, New System community of practice that supports resource mobilization initiatives that strengthen social movement ecosystems to be relational, center community healing, and redistribution of wealth through learning and innovation. He is also a co-founder of ZEAL, a black arts studio cooperative. He holds an interdisciplinary practice rooted in the Black radical tradition through community organizing, cultural strategy, transformative leadership coaching, resource mobilization, and participatory planning within complex systems. Allen's body of work as a harm reductionist has been providing capacity-building in philanthropy within the public health sector and drug policy field internationally with organizations such as Justice Funders, the Harm Reduction Coalition, Community Foundation of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Movement NetLab, and the Start Network in the UK. He also mobilized resources for the national ride to Ferguson that led to the formation of the Black Lives Matter National Network along with other local responses to state sanctioned violence nationally. He is currently a board member of one of the oldest public foundations for social movements in America, Resist. Allen is also an activist advisory member of the Solidaire Network's Movement Research & Development Fund as well as a giving circle member of ThriveAfrica. His body of work and contributions have been featured on NPR, WNYC, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Inside Philanthropy, and the New York Times. Allen Kwabena Frimpong received his Master's Degree in Urban Planning and Affairs at CUNY Hunter College. He also has attended the Center for Popular Economics Summer Institute at Amherst College and has received his graduate certification at Cornell University ILR School in Labor Leadership Skills. He is currently a fellow with the Bridging Studio in New York City and a graduate candidate with the UPenn's School of Social Policy: Arts & Cultural Strategy executive program. Payment links: paypal: press.zeal@gmail.com Social Media: IG: @blackstar1984 Twitter: @a_kwabena ZEAL- Black Artist Cooperative: IG/Twitter: zeal_press Website: https://www.zeal.press/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support

Welcome to Episode 28! Today's guest is Mindy Vincent. Mindy is an addiction therapist and social worker; she is the host of the podcast "Therapeutic Madness"; and she is the founder of Utah Harm Reduction Coalition. Mindy spoke with host Zach Rhoads about her history with drug addiction, and how she became a harm reduction practitioner and advocate. Sadly, Mindy's sister died of a drug overdose in 2014. As if that weren't enough, her brother was also using drugs destructively at the time. At that time, Mindy had already overcome her own addiction, and she believed that traditional treatment models were the recovery gold-standard. But she noticed that her brother wasn't responsive to such ideas. So she temporarily abandoned her training in 12-steps and recovery programs, and did what was commonsensical-- she showed her brother unconditional love and always kept an open line of communication with him. She didn't know it at the time, but she was practicing harm reduction (something that she learned about and became immersed in later on). Happily, both Mindy and her brother are living their best non-addicted lives and Mindy has established herself as an entrepreneur, a professional, and a highly regarded leader in the harm reduction field. Relevant discussion points from the episode: - Harm reduction - Family Dynamics / family communication and collaboration - Drug addiction versus non-drug addiction - The role of trauma in addiction - Limitations of trauma-based therapy - - - - - - - - - - Follow Mindy Utah Harm Reduction Coalition http://www.utahharmreduction.org/ Therapeutic Madness Podcast https://www.facebook.com/therapeuticmadness/ Rebel Recovery Utah https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Local-Business/Rebel-Recovery-Utah-312795756022335/ - - - - - - - - - - Follow / Contact The Life Process Program Email us - info@lifeprocessprogram.com Text us - +1 (802) - 391 - 4360 LPP MAIN WEB SITE - http://lifeprocessprogram.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/lifeprocessprogram Twitter: http://twitter.com/lifeprocessprgm Facebook: http://facebook.com/lifeprocessprogram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lifeprocessprogram/message

About the Show: On this episode of the podcast we get to chat with the Founder/Executive Director of the Utah Harm Reduction Coalition, Mindy Vincent. We get to find out her story. We find out what motivated Mindy to start Utah Harm Reduction Coalition, their syringe exchange, what led her to become a therapist, how to deal with depression & anxiety during a pandemic, and we also get to find out about her podcast, Therapeutic Madness. We also get to find out what Mindy loves about living in Utah and of course her favorite local eating spots. Important Links: Utah Harm Reduction Coalition website http://www.utahharmreduction.org/ Utah Harm Reduction Coalition Facebook https://www.facebook.com/utahharmreduction/ This episode is sponsored by: Market Source Real Estate http://www.thinksaltlakecity.com Salt Lake City Dreadlock Shop http://www.slcdreads.com/ Connect more with I am Salt Lake: Email Us hello@iamsaltlake.com Connect With Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IAmSaltLake/ Connect With Our Twitter https://twitter.com/iamsaltlake Connect With Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iamsaltlake/ Join The Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/iamsaltlake/ Support our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/iamsaltlake Sign up for our email list https://iamsaltlake.com/email Thank you for listening to this episode of I am Salt Lake podcast. We showcase local talent, businesses, and everyday people making Salt Lake City what it is today. Please consider making a one time donation through PayPal to help with the expenses of keeping this podcast running smoothly https://www.paypal.me/iamsaltlake

On this episode Angel and I chat with our new friend, California local Lindsey about addiction, relationships, mental health issues and how to help a loved one. Follow Lindsey on Instagram @kantyoudigit https://instagram.com/kantyoudigit?igshid=bzl9m6x2ebpx Follow us on social media: www.instagram.com/lgbtchatpodcaswww.facebook.com/lgbtchatpodcast www.twitter.com/lgbtpodcast Email us: LgbtChatPodcast@gmail.com Love our content and want to contribute $ to help us stay afloat? Donate here: https://glow.fm/lgbtchat Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit, international, community-based organization for recovering addicts, which is active in 129 countries. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) members learn from one another how to live drug-free and recover from the effects of addiction: http://m.na.org/ ••• Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use. https://harmreduction.org/ ••• Substance abuse national hotline 1-800-662- 4357 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline ••• Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues.https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ ••• You can text the national suicide hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ I found several links of helpful resources in this article. https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/lgbtq/#gref

Pictured (l. to r.): Rev. Dr. Luis Barrios, Minister Erica Poellot, & author Jimmie Briggs We launch season five of the “Interfaith Matters” podcast with a critical conversation about faith community responses to the opioid/overdose crisis in New York City, where in 2018, there were 1,444 unintentional overdose deaths, of which 80% involved opioids. Rates of overdose have increased in the Bronx, specifically the South Bronx, and among Manhattan and Staten Island residents as well. Note that everyone interested in this topic is invited to our February 24 conference "Faithful Responses to the Overdose Crisis" - see below. For people of faith, this overdose crisis is a spiritual and moral crisis too, as racism, misogyny and class discrimination are recognized as factors that not only contribute to a person's exposure to and involvement with drugs, but are impacting their ability to access help. Our guests in this conversation are three New Yorkers who are experts on the subject: Rev. Dr. Luis Barrios, of Holyrood Episcopal Church – Iglesia Santa Cruz in Harlem Heights Minister Erica Poellot, Harm Reduction Coalition Director of Faith and Community Partnerships Jimmie Briggs, a journalist who has written extensively on the topic ______________________________________ AN INVITATION If you are interested in learning more about this issue, we invite you to attend a day-long retreat for religious and civic leaders on February 24 called Faithful Responses to the Overdose Crisis: Building Congregations and Communities of Care. Drawing on the path breaking work of the Harm Reduction Coalition’s Faith in Harm Reduction program, the retreat will help to build a multifaith healing justice movement, through education, advocacy, and spiritual care centered on the dignity and divinity of all New Yorkers – including those who use drugs.    REGISTER HERE ______________________________________   Podcast Questions? Comments? Have a question for our guests or comment on our podcast series? Would you like to suggest a guest or topic for a future podcast episode? Please feel free to contact us at podcast@interfaithcenter.org. This episode of “Interfaith Matters” is hosted by co-producer AJ DeBonis, engineered and edited by co-producer Michelle Polton-Simon, and executive produced by Kevin Childress.  Learn more about the podcast team on our website.

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode explores Harm reduction as a means of treatment and also exposes the biases of opioid use and addiction. Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs. Thank you to SAMHSA for the informative videos. Please enjoy. Harm Reduction Coalition https://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/ Harm Reduction and Opioid Misuse SAMHSA -https://youtu.be/b4wbYWpnX9c Examining our Biased about people who use Opioids- https://youtu.be/4wc_esR_g5s Excerpt from Harm Reduction Coalition: Principles of Harm Reduction Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs. Harm reduction incorporates a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence to meet drug users “where they’re at,” addressing conditions of use along with the use itself. Because harm reduction demands that interventions and policies designed to serve drug users reflect specific individual and community needs, there is no universal definition of or formula for implementing harm reduction. However, HRC considers the following principles central to harm reduction practice. * Accepts, for better and or worse, that licit and illicit drug use is part of our world and chooses to work to minimize its harmful effects rather than simply ignore or condemn them. * Understands drug use as a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that encompasses a continuum of behaviors from severe abuse to total abstinence, and acknowledges that some ways of using drugs are clearly safer than others. * Establishes quality of individual and community life and well-being–not necessarily cessation of all drug use–as the criteria for successful interventions and policies. * Calls for the non-judgmental, non-coercive provision of services and resources to people who use drugs and the communities in which they live in order to assist them in reducing attendant harm. * Ensures that drug users and those with a history of drug use routinely have a real voice in the creation of programs and policies designed to serve them. * Affirms drugs users themselves as the primary agents of reducing the harms of their drug use, and seeks to empower users to share information and support each other in strategies which meet their actual conditions of use. * Recognizes that the realities of poverty, class, racism, social isolation, past trauma, sex-based discrimination and other social inequalities affect both people’s vulnerability to and capacity for effectively dealing with drug-related harm. * Does not attempt to minimize or ignore the real and tragic harm and danger associated with licit and illicit drug use. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soberisdope/message

In this episode, Chris and Zach sit down with Eliza Wheeler of the Harm Reduction Coalition in San Francisco. Wheeler has been working in harm reduction, distributing syringes and naloxone directly to people who use drugs, for over two decades. She’s seen a lot of progress in her lifetime. But as harm reduction goes mainstream,... The post Episode 20: The Pitfalls of Mainstream Harm Reduction appeared first on Narcotica.

Santa Cruz County has an injection drug use problem and a needle litter problem. We look at Santa Cruz County's needle exchange program and how it compares to other programs in the state. What can Santa Cruz County's health department learn from San Francisco's needle cleanup program? What are the trends with Santa Cruz County's injection drug use? How can Santa Cruz County get more inject drug users into treatment? We hear from Supervisor Ryan Coonerty, county health officer Dr. Arnold Leff, San Francisco Department of Public Health program manager Eileen Loughran, Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner's Office forensic pathologist Dr. Stephany Fiore, Janus of Santa Cruz Director of Medication-Assisted Treatment Amanda Engeldrum Magana and Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County co-founder Denise Elerick.

"In all my years as a physician I have never met an addicted person who wanted to be an addict" - Dr. Noro Volkow NIDA Director According to Harm Reduction Coalition, more than 28,000 are lost to heroin and other opioid over doses every year. The United States has been in a battle against drugs dating back to the 1960's. Today, the country is facing an Opioid Epidemic that continues to run rampant with no signs of stopping. In 12 countries efforts have been made to change the management of addiction by opening and running what is known as safe injection facilities, where individuals are able to safely use drugs under the supervision of medical personnel. Rory Fleming , a man who works on prosecutor campaigns across the country through Foglight Strategies and a long running reform advocate with interest in drug policy. He joins First Do No Harm to discuss the political aspect, funding, and the many other pros and cons of opening the first recognized safe injection facility in the United States. Additional information can be found on such facilities at: https://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-rendell-safe-injection-breakout-20190207-story.html https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids/opioid-overdose-crisis https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html If you are interested in finding where you can purchase Narcan, a drug used when suspect overdose occurs, more information can be found: https://www.narcan.com/patients/how-to-get-narcan/ Foglight Strategies helps large law enforcement agencies, political candidates, and nonprofits transition our broken criminal justice system into one that deserves the public’s trust using skillful communications and community relations strategies. More information can be found at https://www.foglightstrategies.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jami-fregeau/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jami-fregeau/support

Adrienne Maree Brown's writing style has been said to belong to the Afro-Futurism genre. In 2010, she published the Octavia Butler Strategic Reader with Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She is the author of Emergent Strategy and the recently released Pleasure Activism, and she’s the Co-editor of Octavia's Brood. Adrienne's also the co-host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast, a lifelong facilitator, doula and auntie living in Detroit. She has worked extensively with numerous organizations on social justice. Following college, she worked with the Harm Reduction Coalition in Brooklyn and started working as a social justice facilitator. She would go on to facilitate the World Social Forum, an annual meeting of civil society organizations, and work with social justice organizations in Detroit. In 2006, she served as a consultant with Detroit Summer  "a multicultural, intergenerational collective" that "worked to transform communities through youth leadership, creativity, and collective action from the ground up" where she developed a strong relationship with the late activist Grace Lee Boggs. Adrienne has worked with the Allied Media Conference as a host and facilitator. In 2018 she Founded, the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute   a hub to experiment, think, facilitate, learn, and share emergent strategy. ESII exists to help groups, organizations, and movements bring these principles into their work through facilitation and training.

Hosted by Cassandra Dallet, the Badass Bookworm in conversation with MK Chavez about her book Dear Animal, our friendship, her curating, Harm Reduction Coalition, and her lyrics essays.

Becca is a part of the Harm Reduction Coalition.

On this episode, our guest is Allan Clear. Allan is the Director of New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute’s Office of Drug User Health, former Executive Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition, and longtime activist. We discuss the roots of the harm reduction movement, the opioid epidemic, what is to be done and what has been done.

Formerly the Vice President of Programs at AIDS United in Washington DC, and a twenty-plus-year veteran of the AIDS and harm reduction movements, Monique Tula in the summer of 2016 became the Executive Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition, one of the nation's foremost organizations in the field. On August 1, 2017, Tula dropped by the PDIS studios for a cup of coffee and to talk about the Harm Reduction Coalition's new North Star statement (www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWmvQ7JxL8) emphasizing the harms of racist drug policy, and the role harm reduction can and should take in the wider movement for racial justice. To Monique, a knowledge of history is important, especially the unrecognized grass-roots and leadership positions black people have taken in the movement since the very beginning. Along the way, we also discussed her journey into harm reduction, the challenges of being a bicoastal activist, and (eleven days before the events in Charlottesville, Virginia) the potential for race war in Trump's America. On a lighter note, I asked her about "the moment I feared" (shout out to Slick Rick), when Monique revealed how she overcame her aversion to public speaking.

:29 St Louis Snus Con update. 20-25 people gathered in St Louis to discuss snus and tobacco harm reduction. First speaker was Brad Rodu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdpj7gDGbD0&index=5&list=PLhumHnqM4C7t16o7b3F3SJwPVbiAwg9Dr Dr Rodu's blog is a must read. http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/ 3:48 Lars Renquist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JIa3TYH1Ro&index=1&list=PLhumHnqM4C7t16o7b3F3SJwPVbiAwg9Dr 4:36 Swedish Match's MRTP application. That's being able to market your product as a modified risk product. 5:31 How hard it is to get this to market as a modified risk product. There is no clear path showing you how to do it and only Swedish Match has been able to accomplish that. 6:17 No real answer to the question of whether the MRTP application was supposed to be a Substantial Equivalence Application. But that rumor which has been floating around for a bit was acknowledged. This of course is a political decision but this is in the agency's best interest politically to approve one because they had never done so before. 8:01 Alex Clark and Brian Carter of CASAA spoke. No record of that is on You Tube as there was a lack of space on the sd card. There should be an interview with Chad jones and Alex and Brian sometime soon. 8:30 Larry Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-_s_5ZUVSE&index=2&list=PLhumHnqM4C7t16o7b3F3SJwPVbiAwg9Dr 9:10 Brian Carter's piece on Snus Con http://casaa.org/news/there-was-a-snus-convention-in-st-louis/ 9:33 Brian Carter put together our Trifold documment on smokeless tobacco which you can get here. Tri-Fold FAQs about smokeless tobacco products http://casaa.org/wp-content/uploads/SmokelessTobacco_FactFromFiction.pdf 10:51 Budget negotiations in Delaware Oppose a 30% wholesale tax on vaping and smokeless tobacco products. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/de-stop-governor-carney-from-taxing-vapor-products/ 12:39 In other tax news,Representative Jeff Whelan' bill was introduced in Pennsylvania HB 1477. CASAA would like people who live in Pennsylvania to follow this CTA and ask their representatives and urge them to support this bill. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/pa-help-us-change-the-vapor-tax-and-bring-vape-shops-back-to-pennsylvania/ 13:47 Delay the FDA http://casaa.org/call-to-action/delay-the-fda-comment-on-the-citizen-petition-today/ When you submit this please,please share your personal story with the FDA even if it's just a simple paragraph added at the end. 15:09 Flavor ban Oakland California update This ordinance is no longer on the agenda. Apparently this will be added at a later date. http://notblowingsmoke.org/#front-page-7 15:49 The Vape Cruise in California This was Saturday June 3 from 12:30 to 3:00 pm http://adultslikeflavors.org/ 18:31 Whose Lung Is It Anyway: A Harm-Reduction Approach to Nicotine This event is at Harm Reduction Coalition, 22 W 27th St Fl 5, New York, United States from 2 pm to 5 pm. https://allevents.in/new%20york/whose-lung-is-it-anyway-a-harm-reduction-approach-to-nicotine/435209023520891 Leading the event is Damon L. Jacobs. 23:09 Will this event be filmed (Short answer NO) Filming and recording of any kind are strictly prohibited. 24:24 New Jersey primary for state and local lawmakers is happening this week. What we hope to do with this is much like what we did with the questionnaires previously. 26:51 A listing of where to get CASAA updates 1 here casaa.org/ 2 here @casaa-media 3 here itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa…dia/id1190244806

Jim Jensen has an illuminating conversation with Amanda Reiman PhD, MSW, of The Drug Policy Alliance, where she shares the truth about medical marijuana. Amanda is Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy at the Drug Policy Alliance, which is the nation's leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. Amanda works to develop the Drug Policy Alliance's marijuana reform work as it relates to litigation, legislative and initiative drafting, campaign strategy, policy advocacy, media relations, fundraising, and public education in the local, state, federal, and international jurisdictions in which the Drug Policy Alliance is active. Amanda joined the Drug Policy Alliance in 2012 after working as director of research and patient services for the Berkeley Patients Group, a renowned medical marijuana dispensary. She has conducted many studies on medical marijuana dispensaries, patients and the use of marijuana as a treatment for addiction and regularly presents her research at the conferences of the American Public Health Association, American Psychiatric Association, International Cannabinoid Research Society and the Harm Reduction Coalition. When it comes to medicinal marijuana, she knows what she's talking about. Amanda discusses the following topics: • Her work with the Drug Policy Alliance • How she become interested in medicinal marijuana • The recent changes in federal policy and how it affects the medical marijuana industry • Marijuana as a schedule 1 drug • The social and economic effects of legalizing recreational marijuana in 4 states • The medicinal components of marijuana • The urban myth of the two most well-known strains of marijuana – Sativa and Indica • How marijuana affects the body and the mind • The dangers of marijuana • The present state of marijuana research for medicinal purposes • Her experiences with how the use of medicinal marijuana has helped her and others with chronic conditions • The different ways that marijuana can be consumed • The biggest misconceptions that people have about marijuana • Advice for somebody who may benefit from medicinal marijuana but is having a hard time resolving deep-seated biases • Where people can go for more information on medicinal marijuana and its potential benefits Resources Mentioned Click Here to go to The Drug Policy Alliance Click Here to go to NORML (The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Click Here to go to Americans for Safe Access Click Here to Email Amanda Reiman PhD MSW Click Here to Email Jim Jensen    

The Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition (BSHRC) http://baltimoreharmreduction.org/ is helping to shape the direction of harm reduction and drug policy in Baltimore. This week’s podcast is an interview with Jen Kirschner of BSHRC. Jen mentions the pending Good Samaritan law in the interview. Good Sam (House Bill 416). It passed unanimously and now moves to Governor O'Malley's desk for signature into law.

Audio from a side-event at United Nations headquarters in New York on “Women, drug policy and incarceration in the Americas”. The panel discussion was organized by the Permanent Mission of Uruguay, in collaboration with the Inter-American Commission of Women, the Organization of American States, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Harm Reduction Coalition and the Washington Office on Latin America. Discussion is a mix of English and Spanish.

Stephen Lewis http://www.aidsfreeworld.org/ was the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. He provided us with a blueprint for addressing HIV and global drug policy at an event “The Neglected Epidemic: Can We Get to Zero Without Drug Policy Reform?” hosted by the Harm Reduction Coalition, International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policy http://idhdp.com/ and the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy http://www.icsdp.org/ at AIDS 2012. Naina Khanna, PWN Coordinator, Director of Policy and Community Organizing, and Ije Ude, International AIDS Conference Organizer, of Positive Women’s Network http://www.pwn-usa.org/ talk about the impact of the conference on positive women in the US and the impact of positive women on the conference. And the value of having the conference in the US. This wraps up coverage from the conference. For more harm reduction highlights check out http://bit.ly/MN4EMo

Our guest is Robert Childs, executive director of the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition who will discuss syringe decriminalization, overdose prevention, and the southern sex work harm reduction summit.

Your host Kenneth Anderson is joined by Allan Clear of the Harm Reduction Coalition for a discussion of the stigmatization of drug users and people who drink alcohol.

Our first guest is Sharon Stancliff MD of the Harm Reduction Coalition who will be discussing overdose prevention, naloxone (aka narcan), and Good Samaritan laws.   Our second guest is Lisa Dietz who operates the DBT Self Help website who will be discussing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Our first guest is Allan Clear, executive director of the Harm Reduction Coalition, who will tell us about HRC's functions as a harm reduction trainer and coordinator as well as some of the history of needle exchange and harm reduction in the US. Our first guest is Stacia Cosner from Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP http://ssdp.org) who will tell us why and how students oppose the war on drugs.Stanton Peele closes with his thoughts for the week.