Today is #OverdoseAwarenessDay. Opioid & drug abuse isn’t an issue that impacts any one kind of family. It impacts us all. It’s one reason why we pursue: - Medicare for All - Legalizing Marijuana - Criminal Justice Reform - Reducing influence of Big Pharma lobbyists in policy

I already loved @Ocasio2018, but her supporting #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay just warmed my heart! Thank you for being on the right side of history!! ❤️ National Harm Reduction Coalition VOCAL-NY SIF NYC Housing Works EndOverdoseNY #HarmReduction #YesToSCS

STATEMENT: VOCAL-NY slams Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s opioid plan in the #StateoftheStateNY: As overdose deaths continue to rise, the set of policies the Governor laid out today is not progressive or progress!

Um, opioids don't fuel a growing prison population.... that would be our drug policy that does that. We have a choice about whether to spend $ on locking up people or helping them. We choose incarceration...

BREAKING: New York State Senate Historically Passes Bills to Universal Access to Medication Assisted Treatment for those enrolled in Medicaid and those incarcerated. Now the NY Assembly Majority must show leadership to #EndOverdoseNY Read our statement here:

“My twin brother died begging them to give him methadone. Let’s stop putting a price on human lives” 👀👀NY Assembly Majority Helene Weinstein @CarlHeastie

#Medicationassistedtreatment saves lives & there's legislation in NY to help reduce burdensome administrative barriers that keep people from accessing MAT waiting for Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo's signature! Send a letter letting him know to sign it ASAP: bit.ly/30ST4ZA #HealthInsurance

NOW in the Bronx: Press Conference to demand Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo to NOT veto S5935A which would expand access to #MAT, the gold standard in treatment for people struggling with their opioid use. #EndOverdoseNY VOCAL-NY National Harm Reduction Coalition Housing Works The Bronx Defenders IDU Health Alliance

Today The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast⁩ had ⁦Gustavo Rivera⁩ on to talk about the overdose crisis and overdose prevention centers. VOCAL Leader Will tried to call in—here’s his message to ⁦Albany: #EndOverdoseNY

August 31st is #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #IOAD. Here are the full list of EndOverdoseNY events across New York State! endoverdoseny.com/ioad-2019/ #EndOverdoseNY #EndOverdose Drug Policy Alliance National Harm Reduction Coalition VOCAL-NY International Overdose Awareness Day SIF NYC Housing Works IDU Health Alliance

Starting soon, protest at Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office for #OverdoseAwarenessDay to demand he says #YesToSCS and helps #EndOverdoseNY! Housing Works National Harm Reduction Coalition IDU Health Alliance VOCAL-NY EndOverdoseNY #HarmReduction #EndOverdose International Overdose Awareness Day SIF NYC #OPC

.National Harm Reduction Coalition’s Jose Martinez prepping for #IOAD protest at Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office calling for #EndOverdose & demanding he say #YestoSCS. Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo how many more NYers need to die of #overdose before you take action? #EndOverdoseNY #OverdoseAware

Protesters demand Gov Cuomo do more to end New York overdose crisis. Support us at bit.ly/2NAstwQ #EndOverdoseNY #IOAD #NotOneMore pscp.tv/w/cDaMvjFZTEVK…

Crowd at #OverdoseAwarenessDay chanting “He Promised! Cuomo Lies, People Die”. Time for Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo to support Overdose Prevention Centers which would help #EndOverdoseNY! IDU Health Alliance International Overdose Awareness Day #IOAD #HarmReduction National Harm Reduction Coalition Housing Works VOCAL-NY BOOM!Health

VOCAL-NY Thank you Mr. Robertson for your kind words but more importantly, for fighting to end the overdose crisis in NYS. Looking forward to continue working with individuals like you & orgs like VOCAL-NY & implement bold measures such as OPCs to curtail this terrible epidemic.

In new Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment publication, Czarina Behrends, PhD, MPH and colleagues study the potential impact of supervised injection facilities on #opioid overdose fatalities & healthcare costs in #NYC. bit.ly/2merRBr

Another one of my bills has become law! We’ve still got a few more to go, but here are some of the bills on the Governor’s desk that are awaiting his signature. Thank you to LeadingAge New York, Treatment Action Group (TAG) & National Harm Reduction Coalition for your advocacy for these changes.

Today is Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo's bday. It's be 5 months since the bipartisan, lifesaving bill to remove barriers medication-assisted treatment to low-income NYers passed & he still hasn't signed it. We have 3 wks left for him to sign this bill! CALL TODAY! #EndOverdoseNY #NoPriorAuth

Study: Lifting addiction meds rule would save N.Y. lives, costs m.timesunion.com/news/article/S… via @TimesUnion @COMPA_NY Dr Tiffany Lu NY ASAP VOCAL-NY tmarieg.bsky.social @jasminebudnella John J. Coppola