The overdose crisis claimed the lives of 700 San Franciscans in 2020—twice the number of COVID-19 deaths during the same period. Poverty, criminalization, and the demonization of people who use drugs has put our community members in greater danger, and the stigma surrounding drug use has stalled meaningful efforts to create services and implement policies that will save lives.
We speak with Ashley Fairburn—a harm reduction worker at the San Francisco AIDs Foundation—about what the overdose crisis is, the disparate impact it has on homeless San Franciscans, and how we can practice harm reduction in our own communities.
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The San Francisco AIDs Foundation has so much helpful information about the overdose crisis and many programs to help keep people who use drugs safe.
https://www.sfaf.org/
Resources:
Never Use Alone— call this number to let them know if you're going to use, and they will call back to check on you in a few minutes 1(808)484-3731
TED Talk by Dr. Carl Hart— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9HMifCoSko
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