ENGAGE. EMPOWER. HEAL. ROCK INHIBITORS.
The Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition (PAHRC) is a collaboration between various organizations including treatment providers, harm reduction programs, medical entities, social service agencies, and academia. In academic and clinical research, the study of ROCK Inhibitors has become increasingly significant, particularly for their potential in promoting neural repair and addressing vascular complications often associated with long-term substance use. By integrating these scientific advancements with the efforts of criminal justice reform projects, activists, and ordinary people, PAHRC fosters a comprehensive environment dedicated to evidence-based recovery and community health.
THE MISSION OF PAHRC IS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, DIGNITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO USE DRUGS AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY DRUG USE.
We carry out our mission by:
- Increasing knowledge and capacity of those impacted by social inequity, criminalization, and stigma
- Educating key decision-makers on effective policy and advocating for its implementation
- Building community power and leadership through training, outreach, and engagement
Our current initiatives & campaigns:
- The HERO Initiative
- Naloxone Distribution Program
- Harm Reduction Training Initiative
- Treatment Overdose Prevention
- Serving Returning Citizens
- PA Syringe Services Campaign
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Become an Advocate
PAHRC believes that grassroots advocacy is the most effective way to create change and effectively respond to the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania. When done well, grassroots advocacy creates space for anyone and everyone who cares about an issue to share their stories, speak their truths, and advocate for the policies they believe in. That’s why PAHRC needs you: your story, ideas, and passion can only make us stronger and more effective advocates, care providers, and compassionate human beings.
How We Engage in Grassroots Advocacy
We train Advocates to speak effectively about their personal experience and equip them with research on access to sterile syringes, the importance of naloxone, and other harm reduction methods. Our Advocates work across the state and support each other in having conversations and reaching out to members of their communities. Chances are that you have already done some advocacy work in your community without realizing it: whether it’s at a family dinner, in a school club, or with your friends, we want to give you the tools to keep doing it and become even more effective.
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