Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction

For the next installment of our bi-monthly harm reduction grantee highlights, we spoke to the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction. The organization, based in California, “is committed to building stronger, healthier communities by co-creating spaces that foster dignity, equity and choice.” The organization was founded by Brandie Wilson when she saw a need in the community…

View the press release from Aids United HERE

A Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians An article entitled “A Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians: New Ways to Initiate Buprenorphine are Urgently Needed in the Fentanyl Era” has been published this month for Addiction Med. This article explains the benefits to using Buprenorphine, a medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD),…

Story on Fentanyl overdoses featuring The Humboldt Center for Harm Reduction’s PSA starts 14:00 Minutes in.

November 17th, 2021 Dear community members,  There have been recent articles speaking on the 33 Fentanyl overdoses in our Humboldt County community in 2021. We, The Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (The Center) would like to share our condolences to family members, friends, and loved ones of these 33 individuals that we have lost.…

Meet in the parking lot at 11AM for a safe sharps clean up demo from one of our trained staff. There will be donuts and coffee! Make sure to wear a mask if you are unvaccinated, please.