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Study: Lifting addiction meds rule would save N.Y. lives, costs m.timesunion.com/news/article/S… via @TimesUnion @COMPA_NY @TiffanyLuMD @ASAPNYS @VOCALNewYork @TracieMGardner @jasminebudnella @JohnJCoppola

Today is @NYGovCuomo's bday. It's be 5 months since the bipartisan, lifesaving bill to remove barriers medication-assisted treatment to low-income NYers passed & he still hasn't signed it. We have 3 wks left for him to sign this bill! CALL TODAY! #EndOverdoseNY #NoPriorAuth

Another one of my bills has become law! We’ve still got a few more to go, but here are some of the bills on the Governor’s desk that are awaiting his signature. Thank you to @LeadingAgeNY, @TAGTeam_Tweets & @HarmReduction for your advocacy for these changes.

In new Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment publication, @CzarinaBehrends and colleagues study the potential impact of supervised injection facilities on #opioid overdose fatalities & healthcare costs in #NYC. bit.ly/2merRBr

Today @BrianLehrer⁩ had ⁦@NYSenatorRivera⁩ on to talk about the overdose crisis and overdose prevention centers. VOCAL Leader Will tried to call in—here’s his message to ⁦Albany: #EndOverdoseNY

@VOCALNewYork Thank you Mr. Robertson for your kind words but more importantly, for fighting to end the overdose crisis in NYS. Looking forward to continue working with individuals like you & orgs like @VOCALNewYork & implement bold measures such as OPCs to curtail this terrible epidemic.

.@HarmReduction’s Jose Martinez prepping for #IOAD protest at @NYGovCuomo’s office calling for #EndOverdose & demanding he say #YestoSCS. @NYGovCuomo how many more NYers need to die of #overdose before you take action? #EndOverdoseNY #OverdoseAware

Protesters demand Gov Cuomo do more to end New York overdose crisis. Support us at bit.ly/2NAstwQ #EndOverdoseNY #IOAD #NotOneMore pscp.tv/w/cDaMvjFZTEVK…

#Medicationassistedtreatment saves lives & there's legislation in NY to help reduce burdensome administrative barriers that keep people from accessing MAT waiting for @NYGovCuomo's signature! Send a letter letting him know to sign it ASAP: bit.ly/30ST4ZA #HealthInsurance

“My twin brother died begging them to give him methadone. Let’s stop putting a price on human lives” 👀👀@NYSA_Majority @HeleneWeinstein @CarlHeastie

BREAKING: @NYSenate Historically Passes Bills to Universal Access to Medication Assisted Treatment for those enrolled in Medicaid and those incarcerated. Now the @NYSA_Majority must show leadership to #EndOverdoseNY Read our statement here:

Um, opioids don't fuel a growing prison population.... that would be our drug policy that does that. We have a choice about whether to spend $ on locking up people or helping them. We choose incarceration...

STATEMENT: VOCAL-NY slams @NYGovCuomo’s opioid plan in the #StateoftheStateNY: As overdose deaths continue to rise, the set of policies the Governor laid out today is not progressive or progress!

Today is #OverdoseAwarenessDay. Opioid & drug abuse isn’t an issue that impacts any one kind of family. It impacts us all. It’s one reason why we pursue: - Medicare for All - Legalizing Marijuana - Criminal Justice Reform - Reducing influence of Big Pharma lobbyists in policy

“If the politicians gave a fuck people would still be alive. Overdose is preventable! They make decisions for our lives but they don’t come to talk to us” says @CollinsHiawatha from @HarmReduction. #EndOverdoseNY #IOAD18

Hey #Harmreduction people and journalists, a new meta-analysis was released the other day that *some* might say shows that Supervised Consumption Spaces have no effect: doi.org/10.1016/j.drug… I have some notes for you (a thread)

Proud to stand with BX leaders @Vanessalgibson @NYSenatorRivera @Salamancajr80 in support of @HarmReduction #Overdoserevival. Thanks @DrHillaryKunins and team for keeping community front & center. @nycHealthy

Proud to announce $500,000 in funds to fight the opioid epidemic in the South Bronx @ the NYC Overdose Revival event today. Tackling this crisis needs a multifaceted approach: education on the issue, well-funded programs and resources & teaching life-saving techniques.

Today at the NYC Overdose Revival event at St. Mary’s Park, I was proud to talk about my bill to create safer consumption services & that when I go into the room for health committee meetings, the folks there today & every person who is part of this fight, are there with me.

Retweeted Alex Kral (@alexhkral): “The science is very clear” @Kassandra_Fred from @DrugPolicyOrg on @YesToSCS @INDCRs @SIFNYC @SIFMA_NOW @SCScalifornia @PHLUsers4CUES @HRAC_Denver twitter.com/mattcurtisnyc/…