Taeko Frost, DrPH

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Harm Reduction saves lives. I would not be here today if someone who not have done rescue breathing on me to revive me from an overdose. That was 33 years ago.

“Everybody is impacted. Everybody's hurting”: Grief, loss and the emotional impacts of overdose on harm reduction workers" by @GillianKolla et al (2024) via @ijdrugpolicy...how is your community dealing with grief in regards to the overdose crisis? LInk: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Oh! I ran into Stuart Fisk of the original harm reduction working group after sharing photos & history the day b4 to make sure folks know that all the #harmreduction best practices we have are because ppl didn’t wait or ask for permission and just took care of each other

And at a time where so many #harmreduction programs and policies (#measure110) are under threat, this felt like a glimmer of hope to see so many people genuinely interested in OPCs & *not* just their value of effectively getting folks into treatment - so thx for that hope (3/3)

@NationalCouncil funded a diverse group of #harmreduction programs to do #overdoseprevention work and has offered supportive TA, low barrier reporting, and a pre-conference for providers to connect & is sharing the value of OPCs to a treatment and recovery focused audience (2/3)

Literally so many full circle moments at #NatCon24 with @CortneyLovell1 - reflecting on how difficult it was to publicly stand for supervised consumption 10 years ago when we did the film Everywhere But Safe to spending the morning orienting ppl to a (CDC-funded) mock OPC (1/3)

Question from the audience “Is $599 for #contingencymanagement enough for behavior change?” John Dunham of SF General: “The amount is $599 only because it is the limit before people get taxed and issued a 1099 - but we’ve got a lot of people working on that” #natcon24

Taking the stage, @ChuckIngoglia kicks off #NatCon24 at our first general session!

Standing room only at the first #natcon24 #harmreduction session with Julie McGuinness of @InsiteVan walking a packed room thru the operations and benefits of #supervisedinjectionsites

Day 1 of #NatCon24 @NationalCouncil and kicking off the morning with three #harmreduction sessions in a row - come say hi!

Kicked off #NatCon24 surrounded by #harmreduction advocates and providers talking about the history of the movement and why it’s critical for our work to take up space at this traditionally clinical and behavioral health oriented event - see ya at the OPC exhibit tomorrow!

@Brian_A_Hackel It was so incredible to see y’all in action - and meet you! It was beyond what I ever could have hoped for. Thank you for everything you’re doing to keep folks safe and loved <3

Very cool meeting @taekofrost on Tuesday! One of the main OGs who fought like hell to make all of this possible 🙏

Live now! @DrKimSue leading a session with champion providers advancing #harmreduction in substance use treatment to share practical tools for #healthcare providers - join now! bit.ly/3xOA3Kg @YaleMed

#cooljobalert for #harmreduction folks!

A participant injecting coke switched to smoking crack after gaining access to ⁦@SmokeWorksBos⁩ straights (stems here). From there she moved into & remains in seven months of abstinence. A ‘CRACK PIPE’ saved her life & THAT is #harmreduction hhs.gov/about/news/202…

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#harmreduction folks, take care of each other. Please support if you can: gofund.me/9e101196

Came up in a photo memory today - doing advocacy work at the Capitol with Michael Marquesen four years ago. We miss you, friend <3

So proud to be on the board of @EssnAccessHlth leading the way to protect #ReproductiveFreedom - joint me to text bank tonight! Sign up: linktr.ee/yesonprop1ca?u…