HARM REDUCTION OHIO Presents: “Heroine of Heroin” speaks July 5 in her hometown near Cincinnati
Famed harm reduction advocate Tracey Helton speaks July 5 in her hometown of West Chester, near Cincinnati. It’s her first time home in her 20 years of sobriety. Ask her anything! Event open to all.
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Taylor Bennett named director of advocacy at Harm Reduction Ohio
Taylor Bennett is Harm Reduction Ohio’s new director of advocacy. Read about this talented harm reduction advocate!
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VIDEO: Should police carry naloxone?
Yes! And four powerful body cam videos recorded by police show why.
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“Nothing about us without us”
Can drug users speak? NPR is running a series on drug users in Vinton County, Ohio. In three stories broadcast so far, no drug users were heard from -- not a word. Instead, people who use drugs were described by others and in the uniformly stereotypical...
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Harm Reduction Ohio asks state to affirm that non-profit groups and trained volunteers can distribute naloxone
By affirming that non-profit groups can distribute naloxone, the Board of Pharmacy would support Ohio Department of Health’s effort to distribute the overdose-reversing drug to people at risk of overdose and their family and friends. The Board of Pharmacy has not made its position clear.
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Medical marijuana near you?
376 applied. 56 licenses awarded. 4 licenses left vacant. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy awarded 56 medical marijuana retail licenses today. The state had 376 applicants to run dispensaries and the authority to award 60 licenses. Medical marijuana is supposed to be "fully...
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What Is Harm Reduction?
Drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights.
Pragmatic and practical strategies that meet drug users “where they’re at.” Harm reduction supports safer use — such as syringe exchange and medical marijuana — and no use at all.
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Dennis Cauchon
President, Harm Reduction Ohio
Dennis is the founder of Harm Reduction Ohio. He created the 501(c)3 non-profit organization to advocate for drug policies that reduce overdose death, imprisonment and other drug war harms.
He is a former national reporter at USA TODAY and Knight Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School. During his 35-year journalism career, he won various awards, including the Champion of Justice award and H.L. Mencken Award for Investigative Journalism for work on the drug war.
“I believe all people, including drug users, should be treated peacefully and with respect,” he says.
Dennis is the father of two boys and lives in Granville, Ohio.
Taylor Bennett
Director of Advocacy
Taylor has a master of science degree in human development and family sciences from the University of Wyoming. She’s won multiple awards for academic excellence and received her undergraduate degree at Morehead State University in her native Kentucky. (Go Eagles!:)
Taylor is married to her college sweetheart, who she’s known since pre-school. She has two adorable boys and divides her time between Columbus and Greenfield, Ohio.
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