🧵To save lives & #preventoverdose , we must collectively invest in #harmreduction & the people most impacted by drugs — people who use drugs. Rather than pouring money into 'scare campaigns,' we must fund evidence-backed health approaches & care.

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This Slate coverage notes, 'The billboard towers over a community in desperate need of aid. It represents millions of dollars spent trying to scare people into abstaining from use altogether rather than implementing policy initiatives that might prevent fentanyl overdoses...

With all the money currently being hurled at the problem, creating an emergency order that includes a safe supply for dependent users is an actionable solution.'

#harmreductionishealthcare #harmreductionsaveslives #harmreductionworks #fentanyl #warondrugs #endoverdose