National Harm Reduction Coalition Explained

The National Harm Reduction Coalition, previously known as the Harm Reduction Coalition, is an American advocacy organization for people who use drugs.[1]

History

The NHRC emerged from a Harm Reduction Working Group (HRWG) organized in 1993 by Francie and Stephanie Comer, Dan Bigg, George Clark (head of San Francisco's needle exchange), and Dave Purchase.[2] Many of the attendees at the first meeting had worked with (or founded) needle exchanges in different cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York.[3] Many were current or former injection drug users.[4] Several of the HRWG's original participants had also been involved with ACT UP.[5]

The HRC itself was founded in San Francisco in 1994, moving to New York City soon after.[6] 700 people attended the HRC's first conference, held in Oakland in 1996.[7] The HRC was initially led by George Clark.[8] Allan Clear was the NHRC's executive director from 1995 until 2016, when he left to take a job in the New York State government.[9] Clear was replaced by Monique Tula, formerly Vice President of Programs at AIDS United.[10] [11] Laura Guzman, an Argentinian-American lawyer who had worked for the HRC since 1995, became the executive director in 2023.[12] [13] [14]

In 2020 the HRC rebranded as the National Harm Reduction Coalition and revamped its website.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chavez . Janelle . 2023-03-29 . Congress moves to make xylazine a controlled substance . 2024-10-13 . CNN . en.
  2. Szalavitz 153
  3. Szalavitz 153-55
  4. Szalavitz 153
  5. Szalavitz 153-54
  6. News: Richardson . Lynda . 3 March 2004 . PUBLIC LIVES; from Punk Rock and Drugs to the War on H.I.V. . The New York Times.
  7. Szalavitz 186
  8. Web site: Two Decades of Positive Change: A Brief History of the Harm Reduction Coalition - Comer Family Foundation (En-US) .
  9. News: Allan Clear is New York State Director of Drug User Health . 8 December 2015 . Poz .
  10. Web site: Monique Tula, Vice President of Programs, to leave AIDS United . AIDS United . 2016-08-05 . 2024-10-11.
  11. Web site: Szalavitz . Maia . Women Are Leading the Fight Against the War on Drugs . VICE . 2018-02-05 . 2024-10-11.
  12. Web site: Wild . Elyse . Tribal Nations Turn to Harm Reduction in Battle Against Opioids . Native News Online . 2023-05-21 . 2024-10-11.
  13. Web site: Laura Guzman from the Harm Reduction Coalition . National Overdose Prevention Network . 2020-06-24 . 2024-10-11.
  14. Web site: Coalition . National Harm Reduction . NHRC OFFICIALLY NAMES LAURA GUZMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR . National Harm Reduction Coalition . 2023-08-31 . 2024-10-11.
  15. Web site: Straube . Trent . Here’s What the Future of Harm Reduction Looks Like . POZ . 2020-09-03 . 2024-10-11.

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