#OverDose

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

We know--or we can guess--overdose deaths increased because of the pandemic. In fact, it may be the worst year on record. In my very small mostly rural county, we had

God

xoxoabbyxoxox

thinking about the ghosts of nightlife's past who disappeared from the scene due to either drug addiction or mental health issues because no one here cares about anything besides seeming

Gavin Stevens

GTS_Tweets

After watching @Dachsjaeger's excellent video explaining what was wrong with Halo Infinites lighting, I wanted to add a few of my own points on top, in another laymans terms style

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO

It’s International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking! , about . million deaths are attributable to drug use. WHO is working closely with countries to reduce drug use and

Substance UVic

SubstanceUVic

The tremendous loss that continues to impact our communities is carried with us as we draw attention to key findings from the BC Coroners illicit drug toxicity data in comparison

Sarah Spaghetti

SarahSpaghett

Starting in 2016 Ontario began a $9.5 mil rollout of body scanners to "keep drugs out" of jail. This did not "keep drugs out" (nothing will) & unlike in other

Shannon Monnat

smonnat

Here is a preview/summary of my talk today at the @NIH conference on 'Social Determinants of Opioid Use: Establishing a Research Agenda' https://apps1.seiservices.com/SocialDeterminants/Agenda.aspx 1. Our problem is bigger than #opi

Stefan Kertesz, MD

StefanKertesz

1/I'm excited that Dr. @AjayManhapra is presenting on concerns about mandatory opioid taper for VA's MAT-VA journal club, based on our shared paper... he notes Human costs of mandatory and

Nanky Rai

NankyRai

As MD supporting Black, Indigenous, other POCs, esp. those who use drugs, those who are queer/trans/GNC, ppl exp. homelessness, sex workers, migrants with precarious immigration, many exp. mental health crises:

Hakique Virani

hakique

The idea that CERB basic income payments *caused* an increase in population overdose deaths isn't an idea that deserves analysis, but humour me? What if we applied some of Bradford

Omar Mosleh

OmarMosleh

THREAD - I wanted to see if the opioid epidemic has escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The short answer is yes. Some of my findings were alarming - Ontario's chief

David Stuart

davidastuart

Not a pleasant thread, sorry.London Police have been looking into 55 specific GHB related deaths in the last few years, because they were accused of being chemsex-ignorant after a chemsex

Kellie Williford

WillifordKellie

It's late, but it took a bit to write this out. Today for #BlackInNeuroWeek we're focusing on #NeuroRacism and ways our work has been #NeuroComplicit in perpetuating racism. And I've

Young BC Greens

YoungBCGreens

THREAD THURSDAY #3: DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION@jjhorgan wants to incarcerate young drug users. this is a terrible move that will kill people. why? well... 1/ #bcpoli https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/premier-wants-law-allowing-detaining-of-

Matt Walsh

MattWalshBlog

Consider a white child living in a trailer in Clay County, Kentucky. He lives in one of the poorest parts of the country, with perhaps the worst quality of life,

Jill Piggott

JillPiggott

Late in CDC's 2016 Guideline, a table reveals the Agency had no solid evidence for its claim that reducing rx #opioids would reduce ODs without harming people in #pain. In

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