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Teen Bloack Online!
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Download and share the flyer: Teen BLOCK Flyer
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SADD Happy Hour – EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT!
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The SADD* Happy Hour is a weekly safe space for high school aged youth in Greater Lowell held on Zoom every Friday night from 6:00PM to 8:00 PM. SADD Happy Hour brings students together to just have fun! Activities are based on whatever moves the teens at the moment, from…
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#BeGlowdAF: Young People Encourage Peers to Get Tested for HIV and Hepatitis C
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A new Iris House campaign promotes HIV, hep C and STI testing and emphasizes the importance of mental health among young people. What makes you glow? For a group of young social media influencers in a new awareness campaign titled “Simply Glow’d,” the answer is getting tested for HIV, hepatitis…
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Covid crisis is exacerbating LGBTQ alcohol abuse, studies find
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Social-distancing measures and lockdowns have disproportionately increased alcohol use in the LGBTQ community, studies find. Abigail Mazzarella, 26, often went to gay bars in Baltimore before Covid-19 stay-at-home measures were introduced. “I don’t live anywhere near my family, so I did depend on that community and friendships to get by…
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‘Fentanyl Is in Everything’: Philadelphia Says Overdose Deaths Skyrocketing
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“Fentanyl is also being pressed into pills that resemble prescription opioids or benzodiazepines,” health officials said. “While fentanyl has been in Philadelphia’s heroin supply for several years, its presence in non-opioid drugs and counterfeit pills is especially concerning as individuals who prefer these drugs may have had little exposure to…
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Grass-roots Company Starts Needle Buy-back Program in South End
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For more than two years, several South End and Newmarket leaders have asked for some sort of needle buy-back program, and that request has now been granted as a grass-roots company has begun buying back needles to be destroyed onsite at a location in the South End. South End Forum…
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Opioid Prescribing: HEALing Communities Study Special Zoom Event
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Download and share the flyer here: HEALing Feb26 Zoom Flyer (1)[1]
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Virtual LGBQ/T Youth Group
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Download flyer as a PDF here: BACK!
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Get to Know the Resources of The Center for Black Health & Equity
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Black History Month seems a fitting time to share The Center for Black Health & Equity’s services and resources. The Center promotes campaigns, programs, and resources created for African American audiences. Their culturally competent information, trainings, and strategies aim to end health inequities caused by racism in the Black community. The…
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Narcan Training and Distribution – Lowell Community
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Download and share the flyer here: Narcan Training Flyer – Lowell CO-OP 02-01-2021
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