West Texas Harm Reduction

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West Texas Harm Reduction Services Is a non-judgmental, non-coercive provision of services and resources to people who use drugs and the communities in which they live in order to assist them in reducing attendant harm.

Back before there were grants, meetings, systems, or official lanes to move through… WTHR was surviving off pure heart a...
05/23/2026

Back before there were grants, meetings, systems, or official lanes to move through… WTHR was surviving off pure heart and hustle. We were getting naloxone wherever we could, and a whole lot of that came from Mark Kinzly and Charles Ray Thibodeaux — the two standing front right in this photo.

On this fine day in November 2017 it was more than just a training. It was a turning point for West Texas. That day we met the people behind T.O.N.I., and it changed the trajectory of our work forever. Mark and Charles didn’t just hand us supplies — they poured knowledge, trust, and belief into us when harm reduction out here was still misunderstood and barely hanging on by duct tape and determination.

Eventually, they trained us to become Trainers of Trainers ourselves. The very first training WTHR ever brought to West Texas was the T.O.N.I. training. That ripple effect is still moving through this region today every time someone carries naloxone, reverses an overdose, or decides a life is worth saving.

West Texas Harm Reduction owes a deep debt of gratitude to Mark Kinzly and Charles Thibodeaux. Real pioneers. Real believers. Love is the method.

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