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NC Harm Reduction Coalition

NC Harm Reduction Coalition

Dedicated to the implementation of harm reduction interventions, public health strategies, drug policy transformation, and justice reform in North Carolina and throughout the American South.

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Legislative Victories

2017

  • North Carolina: Introduction of Stop Act, North Carolina House Bill 243 
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H243
    • NCHRC worked with multiple other advocates and partners on this bill, including the attorney general
    • NCHRC advocated for the enhanced community naloxone distribution language and syringe exchange funding language change.
    • Bill Update: Passed House, currently in Senate
  • North Carolina: Introduction of State Agencies/Adjust Hiring Practices House Bill 409
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H409&submitButton=Go
    • ADJUSTS EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A CRIMINAL HISTORY.
    • Bill Update: Passed House, currently in Senate

2016

  • North Carolina: Legislative passage of North Carolina House Bill 972 (Syringe Exchange Amendment only, in a law enforcement body cam bill)
    • This bill passed the Senate and House and was signed by the governor
  • North Carolina State Budget: LEAD funding 
    • LEAD was a item allowed to be funded by Governor’s Taskforce on Substance Abuse
  • North Carolina: Introduction of North Carolina Senate Bill 794 (Syringe Exchange)
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S794
    • This bill got moved into a different piece of legislation HB 972
  • North Carolina: Assisted with advocacy and passage of NC Senate Bill 734, allowing for statewide standing order for naloxone via the DHHS Medical Director
    • http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v1.pdf

2015

  • NCHRC successfully got $50,000 in the NC State budget to fund naloxone programs for law enforcement and NCHRC
  • North Carolina: Passage of North Carolina Senate Bill 154 (Clarifying the Good Samaritan Law)
    • This law went into effect in August 2015
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S154
  • North Carolina: Passage of North Carolina House Bill 712 (Pilot Project/Used Needle Disposal)
    • This bill passed with unanimous support in the House and Senate.
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H712&submitButton=Go
  • North Carolina: Introduction of North Carolina Senate Bill 377 (Appropriate Funds for Drug Overdose Meds.)
    • This bill was reconsidered as a budget item in the NC Budget
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S377
  • North Carolina: Introduction of North Carolina House Bill 612 (Ban the Box)
    • This bill did not make crossover
    • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=h+612&submitButton=Go
  • South Carolina: Passage of H3083 (SC Overdose Prevention Act)
    • NCHRC provided ongoing technical assistance to SC advocates on the bill
    • http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/bills/3083.htm
  • Tennessee: Passage of SB-0934 (Needlestick Prevention)
    • NCHRC provided initial technical assistance to Tennessee advocates to assist in legislative passage of the bill.
    • SB 0934 is a similar bill to NC’s needlestick prevention bill (HB850 from 2013)
    • http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0924&ga=109
  • Indiana: Passage of SB-406 (Indiana Naloxone Access)
    • NCHRC provided ongoing technical assistance to the bill’s primary sponsor (Merritt) and advocates, to assist in legislative passage of their naloxone legislation (SB406)
    • https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/406#digest-heading

2014

  • Georgia: Passage of Georgia House Bill 965 (Georgia 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law)
    • Info on HB965: http://openstates.org/ga/bills/2013_14/HB965/

2013

  • North Carolina: Passage of North Carolina House Bill 850 (Possession of Needles/Tell Law Officer) 
    • First Republican partial syringe decrim bill in US history
    • Info on HB850: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/HTML/H850v0.html
  • North Carolina: Passage of North Carolina Senate Bill 20 (Good Samaritan Law/Naloxone Access)
    • First Republican 911 Good Sam/Naloxone bill in US history
    • Info on SB20: http://openstates.org/nc/bills/2013/SB20/
  • North Carolina: Introduction of North Carolina House Bill 481 (Reduce Needle Stick Injuries.)
    • Info on HB481: http://openstates.org/nc/bills/2013/HB481/

2011

  • North Carolina: Introduction of North Carolina House Bill 601 (Reduce Bloodborne Disease Infection) 
    • Info on HB601: http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?BillID=H601&Session=2011

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Testimonials

“The help I got from the harm reduction program was more than just clean equipment, it was about being with people who didn’t judge me for my addiction, and who really wanted to help.”
~ Sam, a 50-year-old former drug user and sex worker in Carrboro, NC

“Too often, drug users suffer discrimination, are forced to accept treatment, marginalized, and often harmed by approaches which over-emphasize criminalization and punishment while under-emphasizing harm reduction and respect for human rights. This is despite the longstanding evidence that a harm reduction approach is the most effective way of protecting rights, limiting personal suffering, and reducing the incidence of HIV.”
~ Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 10, 2009

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