Program: DC Engage
Family and Medical Counseling Services, Inc.
Family and Medical Counseling Services has two mobile units that provide needle exchange and harm reduction services to some of Washington, DC’s neighborhoods that are impacted by drug use.
Honoring Individual Power and Strength (HIPS)
HIPS offers syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs, people who inject hormones, and diabetics at their drop-in center and satellite center at the Downtown Day Services Center, as well as on their mobile van.
Bread for the City
Bread for the City provides harm reduction activities and needle exchange services for those in need at its headquarters located at 1525 Seventh Street, NW only.
WestMinster Presbyterian Church
Harm Reduction at Westminster is a Prevention, Education, Coordination: Educate District residents and stakeholders on opioid use disorder, its risk, and harm reduction approach through coordination community efforts.
National Harm Reduction Coalition
The National Harm Reduction Coalition promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities affected by drug use.
Reducing Harm When Using Drugs
This resource provides general harm reduction tips for drug use and information on local harm reduction organizations.
Stimulants and Psychosis: Etiology, Epidemiology, and Management
This course highlights the prevalence and causes of stimulant-based psychosis, describes how to care for a patient experiencing stimulant-based psychosis, and provides resources for individuals who experience this type of psychosis.
Stimulants and Psychosis: Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Abuse
This course gives providers the tools necessary to better identify prescription stimulant misuse and abuse and how to address these concerns before they develop into chronic issues.
Cocaine and Methamphetamine Use: Strategies for Addressing Acute Intoxication and Withdrawal
This course discusses the addiction hypothesis behind cocaine and methamphetamine use in order to provide strategies for addressing intoxication and withdrawal.
Resource Guide for Washington, DC Organizations
This resource guide lists organizations in Washington, DC that offer assistance in areas including housing, harm reduction, safer sex and STI testing, food, clothing, legal, health care, and social support.