.OnPoint NYC, the nation's only recognized overdose prevention center, announced that they have averted 1000 potentially fatal overdoses. As the U.S. battles a devastating overdose epidemic, OnPoint NYC has taken compassionate action to save lives, making New York a model that

"dozens of states are moving toward harsher drug penalties, despite decades of evidence that severe punishments do little to deter drug use..But now is not the time to reach for easy answers and give into dark impulses." Ryan Hampton time.com/6304772/preven…

"[T]he misconceptions it reinforces have resulted in a different sort of outrage, reflected in the headline above a recent New York Times video: 'They Live in Constant Pain, but Their Doctors Won't Help Them.'" reason.com/2023/08/23/a-n… via reason

The fentanyl overdose crisis is the direct result of the Iron Law of Prohibition. It will only get worse if we continue doubling down on the futile war on drugs. #GOPDebate #Cato2024 cato.org/multimedia/med…

DeSantis et al are fooling themselves if they think a border wall and more border patrol forces will stop US citizens from bringing fentanyl through legal crossings to sell to US citizens. #GOPDebate #Cato2024 cato.org/blog/us-citize…

Nothing more to say. We know what works. #EndOverdose

A victim of policy failure every step of the way. #EndOverdose

After 6 years of testifying in favor of OPS in Maryland, I pray evidence prevails. Del. J. Peña-Melnyk Senator Pamela Beidle New Empirical Evidence That Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives cato.org/blog/new-empir… via Cato Institute

My Commentary, pleading for evidence-based policies to save lives. Luke Clippinger Senator Will Smith (District 20) Tougher penalties won’t reduce overdoses  thedailyrecord.com/2024/03/29/inc…

Let’s liberate methadone!!! ⁦Aaron Ferguson⁩ ⁦Zoe Weinstein MD, MS⁩

Just wondering. . .#HumanRights

Gov. Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions Monday. The convictions include more than 150,000 misdemeanors for simple possession and more than 18,000 for possession of drug paraphernalia with an intent to use. bit.ly/45s6ZYO

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I’m a lifelong Democrat & a regular viewer of MSNBC; a couple commentators, prone to telling us what to think rather than providing info to draw conclusions, sell short the intellect of their audience & do not measure up to the substance of our cause.

Proud grandmother of a Cat Lady extraordinaire. Maia Szalavitz

Why are Black overdose deaths increasing? In part, they face racist drug law enforcement that disproportionately targets them. Overdose risk increases w/ incarceration. We need culturally sensitive supports that acknowledge disparities. Read our factsheet: drugpolicy.org/resource/fact-…

this is interesting science. but there is no prevailing belief that opioids work via dopamine... this was falsified as far back as the 70s & never made sense to anyone who has taken both a stimulant and an opioid scitechdaily.com/scientists-unc… see Kent Berridge's work

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No matter what your policy views are - no matter if you are a conservative Republican or not - Donald Trump cannot be trusted with power. He is a risk that we simply can’t take, and he has to be defeated. As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about The