@JaneMahony Your position on this reeks of luxury. Perhaps those sharing your political ideologies see it that way. However, those feeling disenfranchised and not represented dont.
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Daryl
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Spoiling a vote is the epitome of luxury beliefs. Disrespectful to those who fought for the vote, those who are punished for their vote, and those who live in dictatorships where they have no vote. #spoilthevote is profoundly undemocratic.
#Aras25
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@WeWillBeFree24 @GavinNewsom He knows democrat voters are so stupid they will just be outraged seeing the different prices without reading anything else. The democrat party is the big tent of retards.
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This is Donald Trump’s doing.
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock@SenatorWarnock
I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year. Republicans in Washington did this. This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
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@DoctorPerin Perhaps the initial criteria was too narrow and not adequately defining the experience....
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We don’t have “better tests” for autism, we expanded the definition so much that it absorbed other conditions and personality traits. It is now a less reliable diagnosis. When someone uses the word autism, they could be talking about any number of individual difficulties.
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A special morning in @axisBallymun at the Boxing Clever research launch event. Thanks to our speakers.
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Another great boxing class today the the Boxing Clever Cork participants.
Their technique, stamina and endurance has significantly increased over the last seven months.
Hard to belive only another eight weeks left on this implementation.
#Community
@cldatf @IreRecoveryAcad
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@DoctorPerin Whatever the diff if there is one, where there is no difference is in outcomes
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What do you think is the difference between a Psychologist, Counselor, and Social Worker doing psychotherapy?
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My umbrella review of systematic reviews in peer support just published
emerald.com/insight/conten…
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@Annemarieward Having been a heroin addict for many years I can say without a shadow of a doubt that these are extrmemy kind and compassionate, and human interventions
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It is neither kind, compassionate, nor progressive to establish drug consumption rooms like the one opening in Glasgow. These facilities, often framed as harm reduction measures, are a superficial and deeply flawed response to the drug crisis that betray the very values they claim to uphold. True compassion is about empowering people to overcome their struggles, not creating spaces where their suffering is normalised and perpetuated.
There is nothing kind about offering people a place to continue destructive behaviors that keep them trapped in cycles of chaos, compulsion, and despair. Addiction is not just about substances—it’s about trauma, poverty, and broken systems that fail to provide hope or opportunity. By focusing on consumption rather than recovery, these rooms communicate a devastating message: “We don’t believe you can get better.” That is not kindness—it is surrender.
Compassion involves challenging the status quo, fighting for real solutions, and providing the tools and support people need to rebuild their lives. Residential rehabilitation, peer-led recovery services in the communities where people are suffering, and holistic care offer genuine pathways to healing and hope. But instead of investing in these life-changing services, more and more millions are poured into facilities that are caught up in the delusional idea that they are managing addiction without addressing its root causes.
It is also far from progressive to normalise and institutionalise dependency. Progress is about lifting people out of addiction, not accommodating it. Drug consumption rooms offer no escape from the cycles of poverty and trauma that addiction creates. Instead, they perpetuate dependency on both substances and the state, eroding personal agency and the potential for lasting change.
The evidence from places like Canada, where similar approaches have been championed, paints a grim picture. Drug deaths continue to rise, communities are strained, and the promised benefits of these facilities have failed to materialise. If this is what progress looks like, it is progress in the wrong direction.
True progress requires courage, courage to invest in recovery-focused services, to demand accountability, and to believe in the potential for change. Drug consumption rooms are not a solution; they are a symptom of a system that has given up on its most vulnerable.
Scotland deserves better, and so do the individuals and families caught in the grip of addiction. Compassion and progress lie in recovery, not in facilities that are supposed to make suffering more comfortable.
Annemarie Ward 💜@Annemarieward
The allocation of £8.3 million to Glasgow's Enhanced Drug Treatment Service (EDTS) and the newly established drug consumption room highlights the deeply flawed and ideologically driven reliance on harm reduction strategies to address the drug crisis. These initiatives, while reducing immediate harms for a small group of individuals, are built on the delusional premise that addiction can somehow be managed or controlled. If addiction could be managed, it wouldn’t be addiction—it is, by its very nature, a condition of chaos, compulsion, and dependency that defies control. This philosophy underpins a system that perpetuates dependency rather than offering individuals a genuine way out. Let us break down the figures to illustrate this stark imbalance that Glasgow's health and social care partnership @GCHSCP is spending: @GlasgowCC @NHSGGC £6 million on the Enhanced Drug Treatment Service (EDTS), which provides pharmaceutical-grade heroin (diamorphine) to individuals for supervised injection. £2.3 million on Scotland’s first drug consumption room, designed to facilitate safer drug use under supervision. (keep and eye on these costs as they will be much higher than quoted here) £8.3 million total to support services that help people continue using drugs, maintaining their dependency. In comparison, Glasgow currently funds just 23 residential rehabilitation beds: 7 beds at Phoenix Futures at a cost of approx £364,000 per year (£1,000 per bed per week). 16 beds at Rainbow at a cost of approx £665,600 per year (£800 per bed per week). (Note: prices may have gone up with inflation as these prices are from a 2 years ago) Combined, these 23 beds cost just over £1 million per year. For the same £8.3 million being spent on harm reduction services, Glasgow could fund its 23 rehab beds for over eight years. Yet, the ideological dominance of harm reduction over recovery-based approaches means that far more money is being spent enabling continued drug use than offering a path to freedom from addiction and the wider dependencies it creates, such as poor health, unemployment, and broken family relationships. This imbalance is emblematic of an ideologically maligned system that prioritises harm reduction measures at the expense of recovery-focused solutions. Harm reduction may address immediate risks, but it does nothing to help individuals escape the cycles of dependency that addiction creates. Instead of empowering people to rebuild their lives, the system traps them in a revolving door of dependency, with few or no opportunities to achieve lasting recovery. Addiction is not just about substances; it is about the broader web of dependencies that keep people trapped in cycles of poverty, trauma, and hopelessness. A system focused solely on harm reduction cannot provide freedom from this cycle. Without significant investment in recovery-focused services—such as residential rehabilitation, peer-led recovery communities, and holistic care—individuals are left without the tools and support necessary to break free. The Scottish Government must urgently rethink its approach. Recovery is not just about abstaining from substances; it is about addressing the social, economic, and personal factors that fuel addiction. @FAVORUK UK continues to advocate for the Right to Recovery Bill, which seeks to ensure everyone in Scotland has access to the full spectrum of treatment options, including recovery-based services that prioritise freedom from dependency over its maintenance. The people of Scotland deserve better than a system that spends millions managing addiction while neglecting the life-changing potential of recovery. It is time to abandon the flawed notion of 'managing' addiction and invest in solutions that save lives, restore families, and build healthier, more resilient communities." @GrahamGGrant
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Spaces have become available for the Recovery Academy peer support group.
The peer support group will consist of a weekly check-in group, meditation, workshops, acupuncture, peer support, pro-social activities and refreshments
#recoverycapital #peersupport @cldatf @HSE_SI
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@JackKavanagh12 Probably because they people who should deliver them, don't!
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I have yet to hear one logical reason why soup kitchens should be on located very publicly on main streets rather than in designated facilities with hygiene standards, heating and seating?
Give people the dignity, respect and hygiene standards they deserve.
Cllr Conor Reddy 🇵🇸@ConorReddy95
Sign and share this important petition from Friends Helping Friends Soup-run who do vital work feeding our city's most vulnerable people. I'll be submitting an Emergency Motion to tonight's council meeting seeking answers and clarity - more to come! chng.it/6CHgpK9XWt
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@ConorReddy95 Says the man who was running as a TD, I take it you were going to refuse the salary
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Nothing shocks me anymore but it is jarring that after such a grubby first day of the new Dáil, govt parties have voted to take a 5 week holiday
€113k plus expenses, more for ministers, chairs and the CC. Not to mention staff, advisors etc. Grand work if you can get it!
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Nice to end the year as it started
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
A Systematic Review of Trauma Informed Care in Substance Use Settings
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@JDaviesPhD @MarkLRuffalo Mark dosent believe in evidence, he needs to put old models and concepts first to support his cognitive disonnance:)
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@MarkLRuffalo I like Kernberg, but really? - are we meant to run with this? What evidence did he provide?
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@MarkLRuffalo @UCFMed Projection:). You should probably go look at some research in real world settings, not based on theorising about concepts, and that demonstrates the variance in outcomes of different psychotherapy variables. Bluntly put, not doing so is ignorent and unethical
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@MarkLRuffalo @UCFMed Lol. Classic strawman argument. Regardless, the number 1 predictor of outcome is engagement
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