New York Harm Reduction Educators

When NYC was hit by the 90's AIDS epidemic, our community was incredibly lucky to have a number of compassionate individuals that were determined to do whatever it takes to save lives. Dr. Joyce Wallace was one of these unsung heroes. An internist that was among the first researchers to study HIV, Dr. Wallace also tirelessly worked directly in the frontlines: whether she was driving around the city offering HIV tests and condoms, running a syringe exchange program, or opening her home to those who had nowhere else to go. Dr. Wallace dedicated her time and resources to helping sex workers, particularly those that were homeless and/or using drugs, in a time when stigma was at its very worst. We will forever admire her kindness, tenacity, and ingenuity. Rest in Power, Dr. Joyce Wallace.

PrEP Awareness Week Fact #3: PrEP is recommended for PWID that 1) have an injection partner with HIV and/or 2) share injection equipment Call us at 929-314-1147 to get linked to PrEP today!

PrEP Awareness Week Fact #2: 1 week of PrEP max HIV protection for receptive anal sex 3 weeks of PrEP max HIV protection for receptive vaginal sex and injection drug use NYHRE offers free HIV prevention services, including assistance to get on PrEP and PEP (med taken AFTER suspected HIV exposure). Call us at 929-314-1147 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri) to talk to a provider!

In NYC and interested in PrEP? Call 929-314-1147 to be linked to a provider! Our clinic's telehealth service is open 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

Inmates nationwide are being denied the ability to file for the stimulus check.

The last week of October is PrEP Awareness Week! PrEP, a daily medication taken to prevent HIV, is a game changer in efforts to end the epidemic by reducing HIV transmission. Interested in PrEP? Want to know more about this or other HIV prevention strategies? Message us!

This week is National Addiction Treatment Week! Did you know that less than half of US counties have a provider that can prescribe opioid addiction treatment meds? This is largely because providers need to apply for a federal waiver in order to prescribe them. We need to make this process easier to increase access to treatment!

Regardless if it's the US or Japan, extreme drug use-related stigma can prevent people from seeking help. We need to end stigma and instead treat people with compassion

"What we need to continue to stay focused on is the police violence... this issue is not going to stop until we dramatically reform the system of policing."

To get people to change their behavior, to forbid them to do something is not usually successful." Harm reduction can be applied to all types of behavior and related public health issues, from drug use to mitigating COVID-19 spread.

Did you know that Saturday was World Day Against The Death Penalty? Despite 106 countries abolishing the death penalty, many countries added this sentence for drug crimes 1980-2000. Today, 35 countries allow the death penalty for drug offenses. Check out the interactive map below to learn more!

NYHRE will be CLOSED for Indigenous Peoples Day please PLAN AHEAD and stock up on supplies today at any of our three open sites!

Despite over a million drug possession arrests made yearly, the US War on Drugs fails to impact drug use or the illicit market. A new paper reflects on how negligence by the federal government has allowed this broken system to proceed and persist.

It's National Primary Care Week! NYHRE wouldn't be the same without our superb nurses and the amazing Montefiore Health System doctors that run our Harlem Hub. Via telehealth, these lovely folks are accepting new patients for suboxone, HCV treatment, and HIV prevention-- call today for more info!