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@LynnPaltrow @women_and_drugs Thank you @LynnPaltrow for your years of tireless advocacy. You will be missed!

I will still be carrying a flame but its time to pass the torch at Pregnancy Justice. . .

Lynn Paltrow, who founded National Advocates for Pregnant Women (now called Pregnancy Justice) over 20 years ago, announced this morning that she will depart as e.d. in May. Lynn is one of the true heroes of drug policy reform, and a dear ally and friend. @NAPW @LynnPaltrow

Yes - we should ban most alcohol advertising, sponsorship and promotions. The whining from the industry about lack of evidence is laughable - they wouldn't spend billions on advertising of it didn't work scotsman.com/health/alcohol…

Despite soaring death rate from opioids, Alberta steers away from harm-reduction approach | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

#1 reason people leave detox in Vancouver - you have to quit or limit smoking cigs. Vancouver detox the only detox in Vancouver that takes benzo users does not alow smoking. Salvation Army detox only allows smoking for 2 hours a day. Onsite allows smoking.

5 to 10% And everyone who leaves the program (completed or not) leaves with a lowered tolerance for drugs And an extremely high risk of overdose. This is a hella good reason to make evidence informed decisions. Please see a doctor, not an unregulated business for help.

‘Something broke’: how an overdose at her back gate turned one Melbourne woman into an activist for Melbourne’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room. Great triumph to get one in M. But truth is lots more needed across Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

@shanell_twan speaking truth to power. #harmreductionsaveslives

We keep us safe. Grateful to have organizations like @4bHarmReduction @AAWEAR_ @_EachAndEvery @momsstoptheharm @StreetworksAB doing this work in #ab. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Just because your ecstasy pill is pressed with a familiar color or shape doesn't mean anything, y'all. Pill pressers just copy the popular cuts and colors. Two identical looking pills might contain totally different things.

Kinda wild to think that there used to be magazine adverts for ivory cocaine chopping and snorting devices in the 70s and 80s, at the same time that crack (which is cocaine with baking soda added) was being criminalized with a 100:1 sentencing disparity.

You can get dehydrated very quickly. Drink fluids. Prevent- wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer if possible; don’t share cigs, pipes, bottles; if your friend is ill take extra care when touching them/their stuff - sanitize your hands; keep your fingers out of your mouth.

For the YEG folks using substances - it feels like poisonings are up again (no numbers though). Just please be careful. Also having a shigella outbreak. It is extremely catchy. If you are having bad diarrhea, please go get checked from your health care provider or emergency/1

@jessi_out @MarlissT @ShayRD @StreetworksAB @CAPUDofficial @HIVlegal @CANdrugpolicy 2020 postponed by COVID & 2021 & 2022 In Ottawa, while parliament in session key. See you October 5 to 7, 2023 Save the Date We wont postpone Yes scholarships Yes robust HR services onsite Yes advocacy Yes chill, accessible vibe Yes we need volunteers Yes you can help /end

Team members doing naloxone training at the Moms Stop The Harm memorial and support event for #IOAD2022 . The event gets bigger year after year, a sure sign the systems are failing. Thank you @momsstoptheharm Your advocacy is so critical. Love to the moms!

Our hearts ache for those lost or injured by the drug poisoning/drug policy crisis, and those left with only memories and tears. Enough is enough. #IOAD2022