HIV and the Bronx: What We’ve Learned
Nando Pinto is our Ryan White Program Manager and has been working with the HIV population in the Bronx for years.In 1990, when New York City was gripped by the AIDS crisis, Joyce Rivera started an underground Syringe Access Program (SAP) on the streets of the Bronx....
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3 Reasons Why Drug Courts Won’t Help the Bronx
In 2017, the Bronx suffered the highest rate and number of deaths from drug overdoses of all the New York City boroughs. Last year, the city opened drug courts in the Bronx in an attempt to combat the opioid crisis. While it is true that drug courts...
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Drug Policy Doublethink
Whether or not one supports the disease model of addiction, it seems remarkable that the government is admitting in no uncertain terms that they are criminalizing the very people they claim are ill. In the face of a growing opioid epidemic, the U.S. Government has...
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Why Narcan Should Be In Every Household
Photo Credit: Governor Tom Wolf The prohibition of opioids in the United States has been raging for almost a century. The Anti-Heroin Act of 1924 began the criminalization of importing and possessing opioids. Now, after countless people have been imprisoned...
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Make Syringe Exchange a Google Business Category
Have you ever wanted to find a great Chinese restaurant near you? How about an HIV testing center in your area? Fortunately, Google’s Business listings make finding these options very easy, with their basic information listed along with their location on a...
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Safe Injection Facilities: The Next Step in Harm Reduction
Why is the United States ignoring one of the most effective strategies against the Opioid Crisis?
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