Thank you @leestorrow for you service and advocacy around issues affecting HIV persons. Thank you for your leadership this year to help shut down a bill designed to attack PWUDs and SSPs in NC. Good luck in new adventures. #harmreductionsaveslives
After seven years, @leestorrow announced today that he will be transitioning out of his current role at @NCAIDSAction on August 20th.
Thank you Lee for your years of service & advocacy at the North Carolina AIDS Action Network! 😘❤️
Two amazing humans NCHRC founder Thelma Wright and our former lobbyist Virgil Hayes who is now seeking his PhD. Thelma’s spirt keeps us close to the philosophy of the work we do. ❤️
Check out this recently article by the cool kids at Nc Health News! Featuring NCHRC Raleigh Outreach Worker Alicia Brunelli. Alicia is a vital part of our org and operates the SSP in Wake and Joco!
In recent years, the street drug market has become increasingly polluted by additives. Number one among those is fentanyl, which is commonly added to heroin and now being added into other substances.
#nchealth#ncga#ncnews
https://t.co/EqOBhV49om
Involuntary commitment, a legal process in which a layperson or medical professional asks a judge to order mental health or substance use treatment for an individual against their will, has increased by 91% in NC in the last decade.
Gender & Sexuality =BINARY❌
Thinking about gender and sexuality as a spectrum can be used as a tool to identify the different aspects of human gender and sexuality.
People’s identities can be fluid.
During this #PrideMonth, we celebrate ANY and ALL genders and sexualities!
Reproductive rights may include an individual's right to plan a family, terminate a pregnancy, use contraceptives, learn about sex education in public schools, and gain access to reproductive health services. #reproductiverights
Early in April Sen. Edwards (Rep) intro SB607 to dismantle SSPs in NC. NCHRC, NCAAN, NCSU, and the community at large successfully defeated the Bill and it died in rules at midnight!! We have a reprieve Until 2023! #harmreductionwarriors#ncharmredx#ncaan#ncsu#nchrc
How much did overdose deaths *actually* increase during the pandemic?
The CDC releases rolling 12-month data. But we want to know the true month-to-month death toll.
Today in @AMJPublicHealth, @samirakre and I reverse engineered the CDC stats.
https://t.co/JUEFGIzr6C
District attorney elections are disgusting. The fact that DAs and judges are elected officials speaks volumes about how “justice” should be served. Could you imagine if people were put in these jobs based on skill and knowledge?