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Dance Safe is a drug checking nonprofit that specializes in promoting  safe drug consumption and leads by being guided by their social justice principles. This includes drug education, policy advocacy, drug checking tool dispercement, and many other services.

NEXT Distro is an online and mail-based harm reduction service designed to reduce opioid overdose death, prevent injection-related disease transmission, and improve the lives of people who use drugs.

States all have varying laws and regulations for the aspects surrounding drug use. Please read over these relevant laws in Missouri regarding drug use and related topics:

• Missouri's Good Samaritan Law
• Missouri Possession Laws

Naloxone (Narcan) is widely available across Missouri. The Missouri Institute of Mental Health supplies entities across the state.

Understanding the changing drug landscape, Harm Reduction, and policies around drug use is complex and dynamic, here are some informative resources:

• MIMH's Rachel Winograd PhD speaks on the State of Missouri's Overdose Crisis and Mitigation Techniques (2023)
• John Oliver Discusses Harm Reduction Strategies (2022)

Xylazine has been reported in the drug supply across the country, including in Missouri:

• Missouri report on Xylazine-involved overdoses since 2019
• What you should know about Xylazine in the drug supply