Presenters: Charles Hawthorne, Frances Fu, and Mary Sanders, LCSW
One year has passed since Covid -19 pandemic was declared a global crisis. We have disproportionately witnessed the loss of our BIPOC family members, friends, and community members. As we continue to shelter-in-place, we see the long term side effects of covid across the country.
During our discussion, we will explore how our BIPOC community has been impacted by covid -19, drug use, and harm reduction. We will explore the lessons of covid - 19 crisis and how we can collectively support our healing . Finally, we will discuss tangible tools and harm reduction resources to support our psychedelic use.
Organizations
National Harm Reduction Coalition "Take Action" Page: Support Harm Reduction
The Drug Policy Alliance: https://drugpolicy.org/
Uproot the Drug War: https://uprootingthedrugwar.org/
DanceSafe: https://dancesafe.org/
Students for Sensible Drug Policy: https://ssdp.org/
Center for Political Drug Education: https://www.politicaldrugeducation.org/
Fireside Project (Psychedelic Support Line): https://firesideproject.org/
Articles, Essays & Blogs
It’s Time for the Psychedelic Renaissance to Join the Harm Reduction Movement:https://chacruna.net/its-time-for-the-psychedelic-renaissance-to-join-the-harm-reduction-movement/
Ethical Legal Issues in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration Therapy: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s12954-021-00489-1
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Dr. Carl L. Hart: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/review/drug-use-for-grown-ups-carl-l-hart.html
Podcasts & Presentations
Horizons 2019: Carl Hart, PH.D. “Dispelling Lies the Psychedelic Community Believes About Drugs” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lLLhr6_TGw
Psychedelic Exceptionalism and Reframing Drug Narratives: An Interview with Dr. Carl Hart: https://psychedelicstoday.com/2020/02/18/psychedelic-exceptionalism-and-reframing-drug-narratives-an-interview-with-dr-carl-hart/
Harm Reduction and Policy by Vilmarie Narloch PsyD