Resources We Love
Overdose
National Never Use Alone Hotline: Call 1-800-484-3731
Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Helpline (formerly NUA New England): Call 1-800-972-0590
https://towardtheheart.com/assets/uploads/1498514618c50KQjNIcOj1Q2DO304zK6UQVExmrzeKktd7O4p.pdf
Overdose Survival Guide - Overdose guidance from TowardtheHeart.com for both opiates and stimulants
National Harm Reduction Coalition Guide on Overamping - This Training Guide talks about Overampting (overdosing on stimulants) in general, but also talks about aftercar
National Harm Reduction Coalition’s Guide on Opioid Overdose - The National Harm Reduction Coalition's Opioid Overdose Training Guide is an in-depth resource that covers how to respond to an overdose, tips on what to say to 9-1-1 or what to do if calling police is not an option, and more...
https://www.drugpolicy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NaloxoneCOVID-19Insert.pdf
Overdose Aftercare and Responding with Naloxone during Covid-19 - This guide tells what to do during and after an overdose and how to respond in the time of Covid.
www.nextdistro.org/odaftercare
Overdose Aftercare for the Person Responding - A resource by Next Distro giving Information about Aftercare after responding to an overdose.
https://abrpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Impact-Debriefing-Guide-2018.pdf
Impact Debriefing Guide - A helpful PDF about Impact Debriefing for individuals & teams responding to overdoses
https://abrpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ABRPO_Gathering_to_Remember_Zine.pdf
Gathering to Remember Zine - This resource by Aid Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario (ABRPO) is a great Resource on Grief and talks about different ways to celebrate someone that has passed. The guide also includes information on how to make a memorial, and the Mourner's Bill of Rights
Safe Supply
https://www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/zir7c16nb6j8xkm7tlbi3wd3s5j3d4
https://www.bccsu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Report-Heroin-Compassion-Clubs.pdf
Covid-19
https://www.drugpolicy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NaloxoneCOVID-19Insert.pdf
Overdose Aftercare and Responding with Naloxone during Covid-19 - This guide tells what to do during and after an overdose and how to respond in the time of Covid.
https://nextdistro.org/covid19-info
Next Distro COVID info - including helpful information on about long COVID
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0EqLcoicYs2pNQ-e-mvo3M5e8yYg9jgWyqjIfhNvD4/edit
Safer Drug Use during the Covid-19 Outbreak - A guide created by Vital Strategies in March 2020 that talks about how to avoid Covid while using drugs.
https://nastad.org/issues/covid-19
Covid-19 Page - Information about Covid-19 testing, treatment, etc.. for people who are living with or are vulnerable to HIV or Viral Hepatitis
Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs and Don’t Wanna Get Sick with Covid-19 (Or Give it to Others) Zine - A zine for people who use drugs who don’t want to spread Covid-19
Harm Reduction for Body Workers and Sex Workers who Don’t Wanna Get Sick with Covid-19 (or Give it to Others) Zine - A zine for Body Workers and Sex Workers who don’t want to spread Covid-19
Safety Tips for People Experiencing Homelessness and Don’t Wanna Get Sick with Covid-19 (or Give it to Others) Zine - A zine for people experiencing homelessness and don’t want to spread Covid-19
Drug Education
https://bvlup.com Multiple printable resources for different routes of administration for safer use.
https://dancesafe.org/drug-information/
DanceSafe Drug Education - DanceSafe is an organization that promotes health and safety within music and nightlife communities. They have resources on specific drug education, what to do if someone passes out and more.
https://drugpolicy.org/drug-facts
Drug Policy Alliance Drug Fact Sheets - Multiple fact sheets on different drugs including opiates, fentanyl, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, etc…
https://harmreduction.org/issues/fentanyl/
National Harm Reduction Coalition’s Page on Fentanyl - Information on fentanyl and what you should know.
https://filtermag.org/fentanyl-touch-inhalation-overdose-police-san-diego/
Filter Article: “A Guide to Fentanyl Touch Overdoses, Which Do Not Exist” - This article in Filter covers the myth that someone can overdose on fentanyl just by touching it (this is a myth=not true).
Maine Know Your Rights
https://www.aclumaine.org/en/issues
ACLU of Maine “Issues” Page - The ACLU of Maine has Know Your Rights Resources on multiple subjects including, LGBTQ rights, Immigrants’ Rights, Freedom of Expression, Reproductive Freedom, Voting Rights and more.
MaineTrans Net - A local community organization that is run by Trans People for Trans People. They do a lot of advocacy work as well.
Southern Maine Workers Center - A grassroots member led organization working to improve the lives, working conditions, and terms of employment for working class and low income people living in Maine.
Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project - The Volunteer Lawyers Project acts as a nexus connecting Pro Bono attorneys and individuals with civil legal issues who cannot afford an attorney.
Pine Tree Legal - Maine - Pine Tree Legal offers legal assistance in some instances such a tenant rights, but also has a bunch of useful self help information for most legal subjects.
Center for Reproductive Rights - A global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected by law.
Pregnancy
https://cewh.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/HReduction-and-Preg-Booklet.2015_web.pdf
Harm Reduction & Pregnancy Booklet - This guide covers the principles of Harm Reduction and how Harm Reduction and Pregnancy intersect, and it covers multiple different successful Harm Reduction programs in Western Canada.
National Advocates for Pregnant Women - Offers free legal aid to people who have been charged &/or are being prosecuted for using drugs while pregnant. There is also a bunch of useful information on the website about the reality of the risks from drug use while pregnant and have useful information about what your rights are as a pregnant person.
Confronting Pregnancy Criminalization Guide - The aim of these guidelines is to equip each actor with knowledge about the realities and consequences of pregnancy-based prosecutions, as well as an understanding of their role and the powers they have to disrupt this cycle.
https://www.perinatalharmreduction.org/toolkit-pregnancy-substance-use
Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit - A collaboration between the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the Academy for Perinatal Harm Reduction. They created this resource for pregnant and parenting people who use drugs, their loved ones, and their service providers.
https://www.perinatalharmreduction.org/know-your-rights
Know Your Rights For Pregnant People Who Use Drugs - There is a whole page dedicated to your rights as a Pregnant Person and a Person Who Uses Drugs (PWUD). There is also the option to save it as a PDF so you can print it.
All-Options.org - A website with resources for people who become pregnant and are unsure what they want to do about it.
Harm Reduction and Pregnancy Zine - This is a Zine made by the Choice Health Network to help people who are pregnant look at what choices they have about remaining pregnant or not, and tips for harm reduction during pregnancy.
Maine Specific Pregnancy
https://www.mainecahc.org/guide-to-maine-health-care/mainecare/pregnancy/
Maine Consumers for Affordable Healthcare - This site gives information on how someone who is pregnant can qualify for Mainecare and how to apply for Mainecare. You can also reach out to MAP staff to help with a Mainecare Application.
MaineMOM Network - Must be pregnant, live in Maine, and be Mainecare eligible. MaineMom provides a team approach to care (including a perinatal provider, substance use counselor, patient navigator, nurse case manager, recovery coach and perinatal provider). They also offer coordination of care, a treatment plan for counseling and recovery, and referrals to outside providers that one might need during or after pregnancy.
PsychedelicS
Trip Sitter - A website with resources and information about anything psychedelic including LSD, Mushrooms, Benzos, Cannabis, and more.
The Zendo Project - “The Zendo Project provides professional comprehensive harm reduction education and support for communities to help inform and transform difficult psychedelic experiences into opportunities for learning and growth”.
Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies - Leading the way on research and support for the scientific study of psychedelics. Including work on LSD, Marijuana, Ibogaine, and Ayahuasca.
Erowid - Information about many different types of psychoactive substances. Information on recommended dosing, effects, law and policy relating to that substance, what the experience is like, etc…
Fireside Hotline - A psychedelic peer support hotline that can be used for emotional support during or after a psychedelic experience.
Sex Work & Sex Safety
https://linktr.ee/lighthouselearningcollective
Lighthouse Learning Collaborative - The Lighthouse Learning Collective offers space for strategy, support, and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming people (LGB/TGNC+) who use drugs.
https://www.swarmcollective.org/
Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement - A UK based collective founded by and for sex workers who believe in self determination, solidarity and co-operation. SWARM is part of the global movement to decriminalize sex work.
https://www.reframehealthandjustice.com/resources
Reframe Health + Justice Consultants - Reframe Health + Justice supports organizations and movements to deepen their practice of compassion, collaboration, and their practices of care.
Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP - USA) - Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of people involved in the sex trade and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy. Multiple resources on sex worker safety and self care.
HIPS - Advancing the Health Rights and Dignity of people and communities impacted by sex work and drug use.
https://harmreduction.org/all-resources/#sex-work
National Harm Reduction Coallition’s Sex Worker Resources - Resources on why sex work should be decriminalized and sex worker safety.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qS07nLP5_Z9L1VC8j9iVsxJS12eXKnryudP7rsKbyIU/edit
Rimming Safety - Printable PDF on Rimming Safety
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SaCLa2n8wVaDeD_ibczfClaIEjAl9ehvnJHXRARpe3A/edit
Blow Job Safety Tips - Printable PDF on Blow Job safety tips.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VKzVm-dDPkFazs0zCubpey0ZzWpSLhGYZRgb-VwhbTc/edit
How to avoid condom breakage - Printable PDF on how to avoid condom breakage.
https://nastad.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/PDF-Centering-Sex-Workers-Harm-Reduction.pdf
Centering Sex Work in Harm Reduction - Information for organizations on how to center sex work harm reduction in all that you do.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/31e2lo0w6g80kze/1.2%20Safety%20Planning%20Cheat%20Sheet.pdf
General Safety Planning Cheat Sheet - Preplan with this sheet for increased safety.
https://swopusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Arrest-Safety-Planning.pdf
Arrest Safety Planning Sheet - Getting arrested is very stressful and can come with unforeseen issues. With this safety sheet you can preplan for what happens in the event that you get arrested.
https://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sji_rg_v3-2010.pdf
Occupational and Safety Handbook by St James Infirmary - An in-depth safety handbook for sex workers.
Wound Care
https://issuu.com/kat.harm.reduction/docs/woundcare
Wound Care Zine by: Kat.Harm.Reduction on Issuu - Follow them On issuu for great zines about wound care and other harm reduction topics
https://nextdistro.org/resources-collection/tag/wound+care
Next Distro Wound Care Resources - Check out their community created resources for some great guides in English and Spanish. Explore their resources library for tips and guides on a variety of topics including a wound care video in ASL.
https://harmreduction.org/issues/safer-drug-use/injection-safety-manual/
National Harm Reduction Coalition’s Injection Safety Manual - Knowing all the basics of safer injection helps prevent wounds and abcesses. Available on the harm reduction coalition website as a free pdf or hard copy for purchase
Sti/std
https://mainefamilyplanning.org/our-services/reproductive-healthcare-2/
Maine Family Planning - Local Reproductive Healthcare provider. Offers contraception, emergency contraception, STI/STD prevention education, STI/STD testing and treatment (including PrEP for HIV)
https://www.healthysexuals.com/stis
HealthySexual - Online information about STI/STD testing and prevention, PrEP for HIV prevention, and advice on how to have “Honest Conversations” about your reproductive health.
https://tools.plannedparenthood.org/std/intro
Planned Parenthood’s “Should I get tested?” Quiz - A fast and easy quiz by Planned Parenthood that helps you decide if you should get tested for STI/STDs, HIV, or Hep C
https://www.sfaf.org/resource-library/stis/
San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Resources about STI/STDs, HIV, and Hep C. They also have some great printable resources on STI/STDs.
https://nextdistro.org/resources-collection/uu-explained
Next Distro: U=U explained - A small presentation on the HIV U=U (Undetectable=Untransmittable) campaign and what it means.
https://www.teensource.org/std
TeenSource - Information about STIs tailored to teens.
https://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm
Center for Disease Control and Preventions’ STI information HUB - Information about STI’s/STDs, prevention, treatment, testing, and when applicable vaccination (such as HPV and Hep B)