There is a mother who follows me on here who lost her son to sepsis because the hospital did not take his pain serious so he left and died. He was 19 years old and my friend. His case could have been treated with $10 worth of antibiotics and a bit of compassion.

At 100k+ overdose deaths/yr, it’s time for a Harm Reduction Czar. As I reflect on the pain/death it took to create the 1st AIDS Czar in 1993, my decades in HIV/AIDS, and now operating the 1st recognized US OPCs, a WH office to guide President Biden harm reduction strategy is critical.

It is worth noting that fentanyl overdoses are worst the wherever (geographically and chronologically) the DEA is the most funded

For your viewing pleasure. What am I doing? Wrong answers only.

LAPD using this to justify more overtime.

That’s all this is.

The fund for Mohammed Redwan | تسويق رقمي 💻 has enough for 1 evacuation!

Because of the violent operation in central Gaza, his family will now be displaced for the 5th time in 6 months.

❗️His father still needs urgent medical care & cannot walk.

Help double $10k CAD:
gofundme.com/f/building-up-…

‼️🚨👇🏽 #Xilacina  y  #Fentanilo  están presentes en nuestras comunidades y las organizaciones de base comunitaria estamos más alertas que nunca! 👀

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📍Prevencasa / Tijuana.
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📍A new path / San Diego.
📍On point / San Diego.
📍Narcan nate / San Diego.

Another thing -

The timing and the similarity of these bills suggests that a PAC was behind them.

That means we should expect to see similar bills in other red states. But you can be ready - salon.com/2024/04/04/tou…

FL made it a felony to “expose first responders to fentanyl, derivatives, analogs, or mixtures containing such substances & OD or serious bodily injury of a first responder results.”

No verification is required to charge & OD from “fentanyl exposure” is scientifically impossible

Full circle ⭕ moment.
In grade 8 I was kicked out of Hugh Boyd high school for using drugs.
40 years later they brought me back to talk about drugs. Sharing my story of overcoming addiction, mental health, homelessness, and the importance of reaching out if we are struggling.…

You read this right: in Florida you will be charged with felony assault if someone else has an anxiety reaction near you. The law doesn’t require them to prove you did anything to them, just that they didn’t feel good around you. salon.com/2024/04/04/tou…

Read below and I’ll connect you! Looking to connect with organizations in Europe for a documentary

Boys with Braids Conference

Very proud this is being publicized now - our teams at Boston Medical Center and friends at MassGeneral News pushing back on draconian prohibition rules re: reporting pregnant PWUD at birth to DCF. This policy rooted in stigma & ⬆️ OD risk when people stop their MOUD

wbur.org/news/2024/04/0…

Right now 3 bills —in FL, WV & TN— are making their way through state legislatures to make “fentanyl exposure” a a felony charge. As deadly as fentanyl can be, “exposure” is not a thing and this myth has very real consequences. w/ Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP in @salon salon.com/2024/04/04/tou…

This situation cries out for serious reform: “National City Council members each have $100K to spend. There are no rules governing how to use it.” sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/so…

The War on Drugs Is Also a War on Pain Patients | Cato at Liberty Blog cato.org/blog/war-drugs…

Can Methadone Vans Deliver the Goods?

Mobile units like one Helen Redmond © visited in NYC can save lives by enrolling new people, she writes. But they operate under oppressive DEA restrictions, and will never expand access on the scale of pharmacy pickup:
filtermag.org/methadone-vans…

Imagine going to present on this topic and pulling an article from the New York Times as your evidence. You would get laughed out of the room.

We took him to the ER- but they refused to dose him. So off to the streets we went. Finally was able to taper him down with Kratom and transition to BUPE. Im a mom FFS trying to get medical attention for a medical issue🤦‍♀️