Dear friend,

For 30 years, NHRC has fiercely fought for the health and survival of people who use drugs and uplifted their inherent dignity. But today, harm reduction is under attack like never before.

Across the country, life-saving harm reduction initiatives — including syringe service programs, naloxone distribution, overdose prevention education and compassionate response, and other evidence-based strategies — are being defunded, restricted, and vilified. Heightened unwarranted scrutiny and dangerous misinformation campaigns aren’t just undermining these programs — they’re pushing people further away from the support and services they need.

A wave of federal executive orders and a funding freeze have escalated an already urgent situation. Many organizations in our field rely on federal funds and pass-through dollars, and with an increasingly uncertain economic landscape, sustained support is more critical than ever.

But this isn’t just political maneuvering — it’s a direct attack on all of us. On all people. When life-saving harm reduction programs are defunded or restricted, the consequences ripple outward, impacting families, healthcare systems, and entire communities. Without these critical services, overdoses rise, preventable deaths increase, and infectious diseases spread unchecked.

These reckless rollbacks don’t just stall progress — they erase decades of hard-won gains and put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. When harm reduction is silenced, families, communities, and frontline service providers are hurt most.

In moments like these, we need you.

Your donation isn’t just support — it’s resistance. It’s a bold stand against harmful policies that criminalize drug use instead of treating the overdose epidemic as a public health issue. It’s ensuring people who use drugs have access to life-saving services, not increased stigma and unnecessary barriers to care.

Your gift means standing up for families and communities who bear the weight of these reckless decisions. It’s a commitment to evidence-based, harm reduction interventions that save lives — every single day.

Will you take a stand today? Please consider:

-$50 to expand access to naloxone, putting life-saving overdose reversal medication into the hands of those who need it most
-$100 to ensure health care workers deliver stigma-free, evidence-based harm reduction services
-$250 to push back against dangerous and harmful policies that criminalize people who use drugs instead of supporting them

Your gift directly supports:

-Strengthening frontline harm reduction programs with training, technical assistance, and critical resources
-Mobilizing communities to challenge punitive laws and demand evidence-based public health solutions
-Advocating for justice — because harm reduction is health care, and health care is a human right

Time is running out. Every dollar is a stand for harm reduction in the face of growing opposition.

Your support fuels this work, and we refuse to let harm reduction be erased. Together, we’ll make sure it isn’t. Donate today. Defend harm reduction. Protect our communities.


With urgency, gratitude, and en solidaridad,

Laura Guzman
Executive Director
National Harm Reduction Coalition

Link: bit.ly/StandUpForHarmReduction


National Harm Reduction Coalition
243 Fifth Avenue
Box 529
New York, NY 10016
United States



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