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The Erosion of Harm Reduction | NEJM The U.S. administration has continuously chipped away at public health interventions addressing substance use disorders and the opioid crisis, including vital harm-reduction activities.

As I read articles like this, I always find myself thinking about the many patients I’ve lost to overdose. (1/3)

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Fatal Opioid Overdoses by Historical and Contemporary Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism This cross-sectional study uses a geospatial and intersectional analytic approach to investigate whether there is an association between neighborhood-level structural racism and opioid-involved overdo...

Fatal Opioid Overdoses by Historical and Contemporary Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism
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Opinion: Mamdani’s proposed Department of Community Safety would be a win for New Yorkers The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.

New op-ed from PSJP coordinator Alex Vitale.

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YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Trump is trying to normalise his illegal power to murder without repercussions: Sanho Tree

Here’s the video of my Al Jazeera interview last night about Trump’s serial murders in international waters.

British.

Thanks all who joined us for addiction medicine grand rounds, this afternoon, with Dr. Cara Borelli! See you later this month, on 10/28, when we'll welcome Dr. Andrea Jakubowski to present on low threshold buprenorphine.

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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

Psilocybin therapy linked to reduced suicidal thoughts in people with psychiatric disorders Psilocybin therapy may reduce suicidal thoughts in people with mental health diagnoses, according to a new review in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. The analysis combined results from clinical trials and found a modest but significant reduction in suicidal ideation.

Psilocybin therapy linked to reduced suicidal thoughts in people with psychiatric disorders

Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs (Gift Article) President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

Approximately 8% of US cocaine comes through the eastern Caribbean (and virtually none of it involves fentanyl). Conversely, about 74% of US cocaine comes up the Pacific coast from Ecuador and Colombia. Trump’s objectives in Venezuela aren’t about drugs.

Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.

Great news for US harm reduction!
Dasgupta's groundbreaking research now recognized by MacArthur Foundation with a coveted "genius" fellowships ... his work outside lab helping develop "harm reduction" programs aimed at reducing drug deaths @sanho.bsky.social

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Well said, Gary Neville! 👏

Extreme Heat and People Who Use Drugs

Extreme Heat and People Who Use Drugs

Heat exposure and drug overdose mortality in the USA Background and aims Understanding the relationship between heat and drug overdose mortality is critical given the ongoing overdose crisis and rising global temperatures driven by climate change. Evi...

Our new paper on extreme heat and overdose across the United States. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about the Home Secretarys comments that yesterdays protests about Israels actions were dishonourable (she also said they were unBritish).

Zack is spot on.

Portsmouth FC's Christian Burgess at U12's park session - BBC News A Portsmouth footballer pays a surprise visit to a youth training session in a city park after his team's match against Crawley was cancelled.

As a kid, I'd get the bus to Bransbury Park to play football. Would have meant the world to have a Pompey player show up too

Union Saint-Gilloise v Newcastle: Christian Burgess and Ross Sykes overcome odds Christian Burgess and Ross Sykes were both released as youngsters. Now they are set to feature for Union Saint-Gilloise against Newcastle United in the Champions League.

Nice Christian Burgess story.

Indivior to stop marketing Opvee, controversial overdose-reversal medication Indivior is halting Opvee promotion after a New York settlement. Critics say the overdose drug is overpriced, risky, and no safer than widely used naloxone.

Indivior to stop marketing Opvee, controversial overdose-reversal medication
"a significant win for the harm reduction community"
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@gregoryego.bsky.social Snapshot as the artist as a young man

S3x work is now recognised as a legitimate profession in Belgium. After decriminalising s3x work in 2022, the country took another major step by allowing s3x workers to sign formal employment… We asked a Belgian s3x worker what it's really like

Belgium decriminalised sex work in 2022. Recently, they published the laws that will regulate sx work there. Here, a sex worker speaks about the new rights that she has gotten through decriminalisation.

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YouTube video by Pentangle - Topic Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1968 with Intro)

RIP to the great bassist Danny Thompson, who played on some of the best records of all time.

Prevalence and Predictors of Staff Burnout and Shortages among Syringe Services Programs in the United States, 2023 High levels of burnout have been a persistent experience of healthcare workers, which can have cascading impacts of staff turnover and shortages. We e…

Our new article showing the immense problem of staff burnout and shortages among US SSPs. 58% and 43% of US SSPs reported staff burnout and shortages, respectively. Law enforcement harassment associated with burnout and shortages.
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Kind of ironic that you guys/Goalhanger are running recruitment ads for ICE. Blood money

YouTube video by National Harm Reduction Coalition National Harm Reduction Coalition - Harm Reduction Truth

Now more than ever!