In case you missed it (or want to see it again!), the full recording and slides of our 2024 harm reduction laws update webinar are now available on our website: networkforphl.org/resources/harm…

One of our most popular documents - our comprehensive 50 state survey of naloxone access, overdose Good Sam, drug checking, and safer use supplies laws - has been updated! Check it out at networkforphl.org/resources/harm…

Check out this new blog post from staff attorney Ashleigh Dennis, where she discusses the supreme idiocy of one-for-one exchange, still the law in some states. networkforphl.org/news-insights/…

In "Breaking free from the War on Drugs: Examples From Three Leader States," Corey Davis and @amyamnesia discuss recent legal changes in three states that can serve as models for others interested in reducing individual & community harm. Open-access 👇 events.networkforphl.org/wp-content/upl…

Sometimes it can feel like all the drug policy news is bad. If you're looking for an antidote, read this article, by Legal Project's Corey Davis and @amyamnesia, which describes policies in 3 states to improve the lives of PWUD & reduce drug-related harm. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

New Legal Insight article, this one from our awesome MPH fellow Jessica Irvin: The Compounding Effect of Intersectionality on People who use Drugs networkforphl.org/news-insights/…

Most overdose Good Samaritan laws are not very good. Bucking this trend, Maine last year passed a law that treats immunity as the default, not the exception. Read more about it here: networkforphl.org/news-insights/…

Naloxone saves lives. Even now that two formulations are available OTC, statewide standing orders are key to increasing access to this lifesaving medication. For info on standing orders in each state, check out our new resource networkforphl.org/resources/char…

State laws regarding the possession and distribution of drug checking equipment like fentanyl test strips are rapidly evolving. For the most recent information on the legal status of these technologies in your state, see our latest fact sheet: networkforphl.org/wp-content/upl…

Opioid settlement funds should be used to add new services and supports, not to replace existing funds. In our latest fact sheet, we provide information on states that require such "non-supplantation" as well as best practices. networkforphl.org/resources/supp…

Many thanks to ACLU of Colorado for taking on the Pueblo City Council! We were grateful to have had the opportunity to file an amicus brief on behalf of Harm Reduction Action Center and other state orgs making the case for SSPs. dropbox.com/scl/fi/hv9r0ps…

The Network's Harm Reduction Legal Project exhibited at the Third Annual Florida Harm Reduction conference! Staff Attorney, Ashleigh Dennis, JD, presented on 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 - 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥, as part of a legal/advocacy panel.

𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘴: 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘭, by the Network's Ashleigh Dennis, J.D., staff attorney for Harm Reduction Legal Project is out now! ​ 🔗 Read it here: networkforphl.org/news-insights/…

The Network's Deputy Director of Harm Reduction Legal Project Amy Judd Lieberman, J.D., has a new Insight article out now 👇 Read 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸: 2024 𝘞𝘳𝘢𝘱-𝘶𝘱, here: networkforphl.org/news-insights/…

Great new resource from our friends at Vital Strategies: Guides for Community Advocates on the Opioid Settlements opioidsettlementguides.com

Excited to see Network senior attorney Michael Abrams, insightful op-ed 𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘴, published in The Baltimore Sun! #PublicHealth #Baltimore Harm Reduction Legal Project

🔗𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘔𝘦𝘯, by Senior Attorney for Harm Reduction Legal Project, Michael Abrams, J.D., is out now: bit.ly/3D8JFWl

𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘖𝘑 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴, by Network Senior Attorney of Harm Reduction Legal Project, Michael Abrams, JD, out now: bit.ly/41ssFTd