Kosmicare
Kosmicare works to inspire change in drug policies and promote the empowerment of people that use drugs and their communities.
Kosmicare is a Portuguese non-profit organization dedicated to harm reduction services that prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of people who use drugs and their communities.
We:
(o) offer evidence-based services tailored to promote health, safety, and inclusivity for people who use drugs
(o) create safer, educational spaces within nightlife environments to promote informed decision-making and support
(o) conduct pivotal research on drug use to advocate for evidence-based practices and policies
(o) evaluate interventions and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs and their communities.
We're focused on addressing gender-specific needs and the intersectionality of drug use and racial inequality, ensuring our interventions are inclusive and rooted in social justice.
Additionally, we aim to influence policy-makers and economic agents involved in drug regulation, nightlife, and urban policy-making toward a socially responsible approach.
We emphasize a non-moralistic approach, fostering open discussions about drug experiences while promoting risk reduction practices and safeguarding mental health.
We’ve been on the ground since 2006, offering psycare and integration at Boom Festival, where we also provide drug-checking services, harm reduction materials and information. In 2019, we established a drop-in center in Lisbon, offering free drug checking, psychological support and harm reduction sessions.
Kosmicare operates a charitable project fiscally sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Inc. (MAPS), a Section 501(c)(3) public charity (federal tax ID: 59-2751953). In accordance with federal tax requirements, MAPS exercises discretion and control over all project funds. Please make your donations for the purposes of this project directly to MAPS.
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Drug Checking Saves Lives: help Kosmicare grow its services
Your donation will help us grow our drug-checking service! Let’s normalize Drug Checking together
For the past 20 years, Portugal has been at the forefront of drug policy change. And now you can be a part of that, too. As we move towards a future safe from a war on people who use drugs and we put in place the tools that enable that reality, drug checking will become increasingly important — and safe supply won’t change that. Kosmicare already runs the first and only drug-checking service in Portugal. You can read about it on our website (kosmicare.org) or in the papers linked below. We provide the community with trustworthy results day in and day out. This consistent presence has helped normalize something that didn’t exist before. From Portugal to the rest of the world
It’s now time to expand our operation, which is why we’re raising funds to buy and keep in operation a new device called FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared). This will allow us to collect even more samples and reach new communities. We will be able to have more statistically relevant data and use it for research and advocacy purposes. With better data, we can build on Portugal’s position at the forefront of drug policy change and shine a light on the world of harm reduction. After all, there’s a lot to catch up after decades of prohibition. Kosmicare believes that Portugal offers ideal conditions for conducting research due to its decriminalization model and small population size. If you’d like to do research but need real-world data, this is how you get it. Walking the talk is much more fun
Walking the talk is much more fun. Advocacy is essential to bring about change, including in drug policy, but seeing change really happen is particularly rewarding. Your donation towards the expansion of our drug-checking service is also an opportunity to see some actual change happen. You’ll be contributing to something real and touching people’s lives. Would you like to go down this road with us? Maybe you’ve got a hypothesis to test and need data. Or maybe you’re considering starting your own drug-checking service and would like to learn how it’s done. These are great reasons to donate now and get on board with Kosmicare. Portugal provides ideal conditions for trying out new ways of advancing harm reduction. Donations are tax-deductible in the US
We're an NGO providing help to people who use drugs. We mainly focus on harm reduction, psychedelic research, and gender-based violence. And we're represented by MAPS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization. When you donate to us from the US, you can make a charitable donation. Let’s take stronger steps towards our collectively imagined future
If you want to know more, get in touch:
www.kosmicare.org
contact@kosmicare.org Don’t forget to check out a sample of our work:
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2072187
https://doi.org/10.1108/DHS-01-2022-0004
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- $30,000
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