In the 2023 #Advocacy Toolkit, we've included some useful tips, ideas, and letter templates. We hope you find the toolkit useful in driving change toward a future free from #overdose harm! Download the kit today: overdoseday.com/campaign-resou… #IOAD #IOAD2023 #weseeyou #endoverdose

Today, billboards just like these went up across Florida and Texas. Happy Pride everyone.

Join us on Sunday, July 2, for our first of many "Coffee with your Councillor." Throughout the summer, Marc will host a series of meet and greets around the city to talk to constituents about their concerns and share his vision for Revere's future.

Massachusetts Overdose Helpline has surpassed 100 supervised use events for 2023, with over 50 just in the month of June. Our overdose rate is 2%. Our operators have spent more than 26 hours on phone. Avg hold time is just under 30 seconds. 1-800-972-0590 massoverdosehelpline.org

🚨Laborers’ Local 22 has unanimously endorsed Marc for re-election to Revere City Council🚨 Revere is a working-class community, and the quality of life of our residents depends on the quality of our jobs, and unions are essential in providing such jobs.

Our OPCs have been utilized 83,519 times by 3,719 participants. Our community cleanup & drop-off programs safely discarded over 2 million units of hazardous waste, much of which would have remained in NYC streets, parks & other public spaces. Learn more: bit.ly/3Yv51mV

Vivitrol does not have the lifesaving benefits associated with methadone & buprenorphine. A re-analysis of a pivotal clinical trial shows that people who take it are twice as likely to overdose scientificamerican.com/article/vivitr… the record needs correcting

Majority of Mass. voters support creation of overdose prevention centers. The evidence is clear- OPCs save lives! #nomoredrugwar boston.com/news/local-new…

Pretty amazing to be able to get same day Narcan delivery through Amazon now. The price is of course out of reach for many but this will adjust over time. The fact the access is at this point now is a major improvement.

“It is DPH’s position that OPC activities are a life-saving intervention and a component of healthcare, and that these activities should be protected as such.” mass.gov/doc/overdose-p…

Out today: New analysis on teen overdoses in NEJM Overdoses hit an all-time high in 2022, killing the equivalent of a high school classroom of teens each week across the US Overdoses now the 3rd leading cause of death in kids I care for these teens. Here's what's needed 🧵 1/

NEW: Yesterday Providence City Council unanimously approved opening the 1st state-regulated overdose prevention center (OPC). Providence follows in the footsteps of NYC’s two OPCs, run by OnPoint NYC, in embracing a public health approach to the overdose crisis. providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

bostonglobe.com/2024/02/05/opi… Love the op ed John F. Keenan. Supervised consumption is an important step in curbing overdoses and saving lives

RI approved the first state-regulated overdose prevention center in the US, which will open this year, in, what Professor Brandon Marshall says will be, "a historic moment for public health in the United States." People, Place & Health Collective (PPHC) Brown Epidemiology Project Weber/RENEW thepublicsradio.org/article/provid…

H.1981/S.1242, a bill to authorize overdose prevention centers in MA, is moving forward! We thank Chairs Senator John Velis and Adrian Madaro and the members of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery for bringing this bill one step closer to becoming law.

An overlooked aspects of the drug toxicity overdose crisis has been the emotional impacts of overdose on front-line harm reduction workers. Our new paper in International Journal of Drug Policy explores the devastating toll from overdose on the wellbeing of workers, and strategies to support them 🧵

I will legalize recreational marijuana, break down unjust legal barriers, and create opportunities for all Americans to succeed in this new industry.