🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

👀There have been a lot of questions about #SafeSupply over the past few weeks. We've done our best to answer them💡 📌Check out our brand-new FAQ on Prescribed Safer Supply➡️nss-aps.ca/pss-faq 🖱️For the PDF⤵️ nss-aps.ca/sites/default/… #SafeSupplySavesLives #SaferSupply

Important article describing the frequent lack of transparency about how the opioid settlement funds are being spent. #harmreduction #recovery #opioids khn.org/MTY0OTc5OQ via Kaiser Health News

"OnPoint has made New York a beacon for harm reduction across the country," writes advocates in a letter to top legislators. 73 orgs have signed on to the letter, which urges the passage of state legislation supporting OPCs. Read more at Spectrum News NY1: bit.ly/3W64uGV

PSA to anyone in FL experiencing a miscarriage: Publix is NOT a safe place for your misoprostol prescription if you elect for medical management of your miscarriage. 1/

In Vienna, a whopping 80% of residents qualify for public housing — and once you have a contract, it never expires, even if you get richer. What can be learned from a city that has largely avoided the housing crisis? nyti.ms/45FyspJ

Saddened by the continued destruction in 🇺🇦. 🌻Sunflower of Peace Foundation is doing great work. Please join me in donating or retweet if you can. sunflowerofpeace.com. paypal.com/donate/?hosted…

Devastated that a beloved part of my community was vandalized today. Sending ❤️and solidarity to our entire JP family and especially our 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️family

If you're interested in how your state is using opioid settlement funds, you have to check out these state-by-state guides by Christine Minhee & Vital Strategies. They break down really complex stuff in a simple, helpful way. opioidsettlementtracker.com/settlementspen…

Split dosing methadone can be a very effective way to stabilize patients with chronic pain on top of OUD, pregnancy, or significant side effects with higher doses of methadone. Cheers to Hannan Braun, MD for spearheading! Hannan Braun Methadone Clinic Abolition Collective (MCAC) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

First Nations ppl in Alberta are 7x more likely to die from toxic drugs than other Albertans. Further delays in a (long overdue) public health strategy to address this inequity will cost lives. #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…

💜ACTION ALERT💜 MA pols' lack of leadership & courage has allowed 12,794 people to die of OD since 1st #SIFMANow bills in 2017. Join Gary, #HarmReduction pioneer, to DEMAND Governor Maura Healey & #MApoli authorize #OverdosePreventionCenters to SAVE LIVES NOW! sifmanow.carrd.co

Critical data from Tara Gomes & ODPRN ⬇️ OAT in ages 18-24 and ⬆️ hospitalizations/ED visits - these young ppl will most likely be seen in "ADULT" (non-pediatric) hospitals/EDs. All of us who do adult inpatient or emergency medicine - this is OUR lane!

The closing of supervised injection sites by the Alberta government is not just cruel because it exposes people to higher risk of death. It's brutal for staff, who now have to respond to overdoses in uncontrolled circumstances. It is SO MUCH harder to respond to unwitnessed ODs🧵

Buprenorphine is a lifesaving medication approved for pregnant people w/ opioid use disorder. Patients on this medication are 50% less likely to die of a fatal overdose. But the drug war gives parents w/ 2 options: 1) overdose, or 2) lose your kids. nytimes.com/2023/06/29/mag…

A four-year-old federal program that has set aside nearly $32 million to improve maternal care in rural areas has largely "bypassed Black mothers, who are at the highest risk of complications and death related to pregnancy," according to KFF Health News. bet.com/article/kgheio…

In 2021, 1 in 22 deaths in the US were due to an accidental opioid toxicity, with 2.9 million years of life lost. The public health impacts of opioid toxicity are broad, and have worsened during the pandemic. ja.ma/3pwXdEu David Juurlink

RCT: A mailed nicotine patch approach to promote smoking cessation in rural Canada can be effective where recipients do not have easy access to health services. ja.ma/3DsneYI

The security guard who was shot and killed protecting patients and staff at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital last week was named Bobby Smallwood. He was a math major, an avid reader, loved children, and "tolerated adults." oregonlive.com/crime/2023/07/…

✍️🏾SIGN-ON LETTER FOR ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS ✍️🏾 In many parts of the country, opioid settlement money is being allocated toward programs and structures that will not save lives or help people who use drugs. Let's put the money to good use. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…