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WanderHarm

Harm reduction infrastructure — 79,384 overdose deaths 2024, Never Use Alone saves 1,000+ but phone-only, all 50 states have Good Samaritan protection.

Health & Wellness

ReplacesSAMHSA.gov (no harm reduction layer) / Never Use Alone (phone-call only, no coordination network)

Open-source baseNone

About

79,384 people died from drug overdoses in the US in 2024 — down from the 2022 peak of 108,000 but still more than the total US deaths in Vietnam. Fentanyl adulterants in non-opioid supply are the primary driver. Never Use Alone, the existing overdose monitoring service, has documented 1,000+ interventions — but it requires a phone call and active verbal check-in, which is a barrier in many use contexts. Fentanyl test strips are legal in approximately 40 states as of 2026 but availability is uneven and most people don't know where to find them. All 50 states now have Good Samaritan laws providing some level of protection for people who call for help during an overdose — but most users don't know what those protections actually cover. The harm reduction infrastructure gap is coordination and information, not people's willingness to use it. WanderHarm is the layer that fills it: naloxone by ZIP code, test strip access by state, overdose responder network for nearby naloxone holders, Good Samaritan navigation, and private substance use logging the user controls entirely. No police as default. No sobriety requirement. Harm reduction is not a philosophy here — it is the product.

Features

Naloxone (Narcan) finder by ZIP code: pharmacies, distribution sites, vending machines, mail programs
Never Use Alone integration + background-compatible overdose check-in — no active phone call required
Fentanyl test strip access: ~40 states now legal — distribution locations by ZIP code
Overdose responder network: nearby naloxone holder notification (opt-in, anonymized)
Good Samaritan law by state: 79,384 deaths/year — the protections exist, people just don't know them
Xylazine/nitazene alert system: emerging adulterants where naloxone alone is insufficient
No-judgment private substance use logging — user only, never shared, never required
SAMHSA treatment navigator: surfaced when wanted, never pushed, never gated
WanderSOS integration: overdose emergency with chosen-network dispatch, no police default
WanderMind connection: mental health support without sobriety as admission price