Harm Reduction

Our newest Harm Reduction Project is funded from the New Mexico Department of Health HIV/AIDS Infectious Disease Bureau. Here in New Mexico the overdose rates are three times the national average in Rio Arriba County. We have higher than national average rates of Hepatitis C due to needle sharing among IDU (Intravenous Drug Users). Street Outreach consists of syringe exchange, harm reduction counseling, basic wound care, condom and barrier distribution, prevention information on HIV, STDs and viral hepatitis A, B, & C, HIV counseling and testing, community information and referrals, as well as food distribution. Overdose Prevention classes consist of teaching how to identify an overdose, perform rescue breathing, safely administer Narcan, and overdose treatment myths.

For more information on this program, please contact:

Sheilah Galer, BSW, Harm Reduction Program Coordinator
983-6158 x16
sheilah@santafemc.org

For information about other Adult Health Service Programs, please contact:

Leandro Viana, M.Ed., Health Services Program Manager
983-6158 x 26
leandro@santafemc.org