@AdirondackeaTables: Ugh. I had to BEG for opiates for my 5 year old after a tonsillectomy/adenoid surgery. He was in so much pain, we ended up back in the ER. Nausea. Tears. The worst recovery ever.”

DEA Calls For Increased DMT Production In 2025 To Support Development Of FDA-Approved Psychedelic Drug: DEA raised the production goal for DMT from 11,000 grams to 20,000 grams in 2025. marijuanamoment.net/dea-calls-for-…

Kentucky Officials Award More Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses By Lottery: The governor said he hopes "there will be additional conditions added later in the future, whereby other Kentuckians will have access to treat chronic or difficult conditions." marijuanamoment.net/kentucky-offic…

The opioid crisis continues to devastate communities, but NJMS is leading the charge with a groundbreaking approach to addiction care. ⚕️ Click here to read how NJMS is changing lives: issuu.com/rutgersnjms/do…

237 years ago today, New Jersey ratified the Constitution and became our nation’s third state. Happy Birthday, New Jersey!

With simple changes in language, harmful stigma and negativity around substance use disorder can be reduced or avoided. Learn what stigma is, how it affects people with a substance use disorder, and how you can help make a change: go.nih.gov/MduHoiP

🧵This Newsweek piece includes some hard truths, including how we approach #Overdose & associated #PublicHealth harms issues based on the role racism plays. Black, Indigenous/Native, & People of Color individuals are criminalized for drug use @ much bit.ly/ODsAndRacistIm…

"I am terrified of my children experimenting with drugs, because of the overdose risk. But educating them only about abstinence won't protect them or their peers." By tracey helton mitchell MPA 🏹: filtermag.org/what-i-tell-my…

Our fellow Dr. Dabrowski has arranged for naloxone to be available for free on the Newark Rutgers campus. Great work Dr. Dabrowski! #Rutgers #naloxone #harmreduction

🧵Knowledge is power. The more you know, the safer & healthier you can be. It's been proven over decades that telling kids & teens to "just say no" to drugs does not work, & can lead to dangerous outcomes. This Filter | harm reduction journalism piece names the importance of bit.ly/RaisingDrugAwa…

Less than 7% of people with mental health or substance-use disorders receive effective treatment. bit.ly/4hHNYXo

The overdose crisis requires evidence-based investments. Overdose prevention centers, naloxone, and support services save lives. At OnPoint NYC, we see these strategies reduce harm each day. Policymakers must invest in what works. More on New York Daily News : bit.ly/411cWva

Join us for the first learning collaborative of the year! For more information or to register: [email protected] #rutger #learningcollaborative

If there was, indeed, a prescription opioid epidemic, why would the CDC lump heroin/fentanyl deaths in with prescriptions? This CDC narrative was created for opioid lawsuits and to promote Suboxone

One day until our first learning collaborative of the year! Join us at Rutgers Health in Newark NJ for this panel discussion. Free Lunch!

Three weeks until our annual conference! Join us for panel discussions on innovative approaches and emerging therapies in SUD. Scan QR code at bottom of the flyer to register! #rutgers

Dr. Petros Levounis, professor/chair, Dept of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and director of the Northern New Jersey Medications for Addiction Treatment Center of Excellence shares insights on mental health challenges. rutgers.edu/news/mental-he…

Join us and Project Echo an a session to discover how the creative arts can assist in addiction recovery. CE's available-FREE! register now: rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d7…

Rutgers Health and NJ MATCOE welcomes our new Fellows. njms.rutgers.edu/departments/ps…