When we demand answers without a deep, authentic understanding of the problem, we wind up putting band-aids on gangrene. As I wandered into the opening plenary at the 12th National Harm Reduction Conference in New Orleans last week, something felt off. It wasn’t just the four white-robed women on stage, solemn and elegant in contrast… Continue reading A Space for Grief and Growth: The 12th National Harm Reduction Conference
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Dan Bigg, The Godfather Of Harm Reduction, Has Passed Away
Bigg, who co-founded the largest community-based naloxone distribution network in the country, was 59 years old. On Tuesday, the harm reduction community lost a godfather. Dan Bigg, co-founder and Executive Director of the Chicago Recovery Alliance, died suddenly at home at 59 years old. Bigg started his journey to harm reduction in the mid-1980s working… Continue reading Dan Bigg, The Godfather Of Harm Reduction, Has Passed Away