Elaine Hyshka
@ehyshka
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation @UAlbertaSPH. Substance use and public health. She/her. Treaty 6 Land.
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http://ichwp.ca 12-02-2010 22:05:58
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Commissioner Richard Branson on overdose prevention centres: The UK's first will open in Glasgow this October - a crucial step in reducing harm, saving lives, and setting an example for compassionate drug policy. It's time to prioritize health over criminalization.
Wasps are everywhere this summer. Extreme heat and dry conditions are to blame. “We are seeing 3 generations in 3 weeks’ time. Usually it’s 1. They’re completing their whole life cycle from egg to adult in 7 to 10 days now.” Via Alanna Smith theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…
Most Americans consume at least some local crime news — but TV news watchers probably see the most niemanlab.org/2024/09/most-a… via Nieman Lab Pop culture & news coverage a big driver of the fear of crime & belief that it is increasing. Fear exploited (and heightened) by
#Nursing is harm reduction: Providing care in the midst of our #overdose crisis By Leigh Chapman RN PhD healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topic/…
🧵In 2021 Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drugs. It recriminalized last week, after three years. There were many reasons; one was because overdoses rose sharply. Our new study finds, critically, this was *not* a result of decriminalization. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Youth #vaping continues its tumble from a Juul-fueled high. The number of kids using e-cigs has dropped to a third of its 2019 peak, by Lizzy Lawrence statnews.com/2024/09/05/you… via STAT Samir Gupta