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RATS Harm Reduction is providing safer supplies and information to people who use drugs. Not as active on FB, hit us up on IG or email

RATS is a grassroots mobile harm reduction group founded in August 2021 that goes into the camps of Indianapolis to directly support people who use drugs. We quite literally meet people where they are. Our focus is the health and personal agency of people who use drugs, especially those who are experiencing homelessness and use by IV. We want people to have the autonomy and resources to decide where drugs fit into their lives. We work closely with other mutual aid and grassroots groups in Indianapolis and provide healthy options for PWUD in their decision to be anywhere on the spectrum of use, from abstinence to 'severe'. We provide assistance to participants so they may live the life they want to be living. We believe the current laws of the state and public health policy contribute to unnecessary death, isolation, fear and stigma. Please consider supporting our mission. Narcan and clean needles save lives, and good people use drugs.

16/03/2026

Thanks to yall Indiana SB 91 was passed and extended SSP legalization to 2031. On the downside, additions to the bill increased barriers and access to care that will be felt most acutely by the most vulnerable populations.

Despite lots of evidence for the negative impacts, ID verification and enforced 1:1 exchange (instead of needs based) were put into law. In a state as criminalizing as Indiana this will have a huge impact on people especially those unhoused.

Bleaching your rig is the next best thing to reduce the spread of HIV when you do not have access to a new unused one. At the height of the AIDS epidemic this practice saved countless lives.

It is unfortunate we have to return to measures from darker days to keep one another safe, but we are committed to doing just that.

Use undiluted bleach.
Try to not expose your bleach to sunlight as UV rays will weaken bleach.
Try your best to reuse your own needles, not sharing.
And dont use boiling water- it can cause residual blood to clot, which reduces the disinfection process.
Stay safe, we love you 🩸🖤

20/10/2025

INDIANA. Its time we talked about whats going to be the most pivotal legislation for harm reduction in our state.

Our friends down south in Evansville and Scott County were featured in this article that came out yesterday. Here are excerpts from it- it did a good rundown of Indiana policy set in motion and the gravity of the sunset clause.

Please organize your people and anyone you have in your network to influence lawmakers to renew what legally allows syringe exchange programs in Indiana.

www. protectsep. org

In solidarity,

RATS

19/08/2025

XYLAZINE WOUND CARE

Indiana drug supply can vary, and without drug checking services available its hard to get a pulse on the supply. But anyone can access xylazine test strips through

Much of this wound care information came from an incredibly thoughtful presentation by Tehya Johnson through

01/08/2025

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Thats whats up, leggo!

08/04/2025

Come hang with us this Sunday. Masks required + provided! 🖤

01/04/2025

Join us to pack kits, sip on coffee and chat about life yall 💜 Sunday April 13th 11-1pm at and we're stoked. See you there 🤙🏼

04/03/2025

Stuff is hard right now. We love you, be safe 🖤

29/06/2024

Harm reduction is a realistic, science-backed response to the world we have today. Harm reduction is for myself, my loved ones and the community.

And we can’t help but see that many of the worst outcomes of substance use are actually resulted from isolating political punishments and unsupported mental health. A few years back our founder Ash said the below:

“Everyone you encounter that does harm reduction outreach has a similar story. Whether it’s a friend, a family member, or themselves. We have watched our loved ones die.

Many of us are fighting our own battles - whether substance use or mental health or both. One thing I know for certain - we are all doing the best we can.

RATS is a response to loss, grief, fear, pain.
It is an attempt to make sense of these things.
It is an attempt at solidarity.”

Thanks for being here with us

10/06/2024

Next up in the BEST BETTER WORSE series: safer smoking supplies. And if you aren't already put on to please reach out to them on how they can support your group! Supporting various routes of administration helps affirm the autonomy of people who are using drugs and allows transition as health needs and personal preferences change.

Adapted from materials originally by , Bevel Up, and the extensive library of .

06/05/2024

Spotted in Santa Cruz, CA! ❤️

If you have NUA graffiti art in your area, please post a picture with the area! We love to see where all these pop up!

04/05/2024

Come see us for May Day picnic 🧺 😇🐀

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