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Gillian Kolla, PhD

@GillianKolla

Assistant Professor, Memorial University @MUNMed | Collaborating Scientist @UVic_CISUR | Harm reduction | Social determinants of health | Drug policy | she/her

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calendar_today30-11-2011 00:53:24

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Dr. Andrea Sereda(@andreasereda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fact check Councillor Susan Stevenson !

Lots to unpack here so that you don’t spread misinformation

- First of all, there are 278 patients on Safe Supply at the Heath Centre, not the 248 you state in this post. You’ve stated a range of numbers for people on Safe Supply in your

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guyfelicella(@guyfelicella) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✨⭐️✨WOW!! ✨⭐️✨

For months I’ve been on here, trying to explain my frustration at the way certain Canadian politicians and media have been manufacturing panic over prescribed safer supply (a small program that provides Rx alternatives to people with diagnosed opioid use

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Gail Vaz-Oxlade(@GailVazOxlade) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is anyone else appalled at a bunch of cops lying to convict an innocent man and then being encouraged and supported by their boss for breaking the law?

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Tariq Kenney-Shawa(@tksshawa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I know this is being normalized extremely quickly, but let’s take a step back, put political analysis aside, and think about how insane this is. Students across the country are being arrested by actual police for sitting on the lawns of their universities with tents and signs.

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Neil Boyd(@NeilBoydSFU) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Data reveal a clear decline in the rate of opiate use disorder in B.C. from 2017 to the present.
The problem is not increasing addiction or dependence -- it is a toxic illicit supply.

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Pediatric Nursey(@pediatricnursey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My baby got a letter in the mail today from my insurance deeming his NICU stay medically unnecessary and says we now owe $75k 😂😂😂😂 WHAT

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Richard Elliott(@RElliottHHR) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not only should the state compensate this man and his family, the police officers in question should lose their jobs. How is this not automatically a firing offence?

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Andrea Dekeseredy(@AndieYEG) 's Twitter Profile Photo

in 1962 when Tommy Douglas launched Canada's first universal health insurance plan, Saskatchewan doctors opposed it and went on strike the same day. Groups called 'keep our doctors' organized protests wanting to defend the freedom of the individual.

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Samuel Trosow(@strosow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you for your thread and link to this must read paper. As a city councillor in your analysis of moral panic and moral entrepreneurs helps me put our debates about safe supply and homelessness into clear perspective. It really hits home.

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