Student Coalition on Addiction

Student Coalition on Addiction: Healthcare students fighting for a Massachusetts in which people with substance use disorders live healthy, fulfilled lives.

[SIFMA NOW @SIFMA_NOW]

🚨There is an escalating HIV outbreak among PWUD in #BosPoli #MApoli 🚨

@MassDPH & @HealthyBoston MUST respond to this crisis NOW:
•Release timely HIV testing, incident HIV case data & a clinical advisory
•Frequent & accessible HIV testing
•Expanded SSP
•Broad access to PReP

[SIFMA NOW @SIFMA_NOW]

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“The bottom line is that overdose prevention sites — which exist in more than 100 cities around the world — offer compassion for fellow human beings. Our job as a city is to support efforts to alleviate suffering & to save lives.”
-@PhillyMayor

https://t.co/iUPVMKJ6bJ

[FIRST CHURCH SHELTER @ParakoiJim]

Today, the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use & Recovery voted to "extend" consideration of proposed,Safe Consumption Service (SCS) legislation. Tell Committee Chairs @MarjorieDecker, @JulianCyr it's time to #SayYEStoSCS. We need to #SaveLIVESNow! #MA4SCS @SIFMA_NOW

[no gods, no masters, no drug war, more cats @AubriEsters]

A brief, perfect response to the @BostonGlobe article this week about MA creating new SPOT-like over-sedation monitoring rooms written by my friend, dedicated #SCS / #SIF organizer & fellow co-founder of @SIFMA_NOW - @ParakoiJim.

#MApoli listen up!

https://t.co/knV552GEBK

[Tehya *support harm reduction* Johnson, NP @TehyaRJohnson]

Ready to talk about #safeconsumptionsites here at the “Applying 35 Years of HIV Work to the Substance Use Experience” conference! #HIVSUDBoston @NEAETC @SIFMA_NOW

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

@BOSUsersUnion Thanks for talking today, and we're looking forward to continuing to work with y'all ☺️

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

@BOSUsersUnion @andy_hyatt_ @The_BMC @melanie_fritz_ We'd really like to meet with you soon and discuss how we can change that & be better supporters of all the work you're doing moving forward. Can one of us reach out to you via DM (or however you'd like) to set something up? Thanks for everything you do. (2/2)

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

@BOSUsersUnion @andy_hyatt_ @The_BMC Hey everyone, this is @melanie_fritz_, as the person mostly managing the @MassSCA Twitter account. Andy's right that we aren't involved in organizing this event, but I realize that people in the field of medicine haven't prioritized your voices - and we need to. (1/2)

[FIRST CHURCH SHELTER @ParakoiJim]

What we know about Somerville's plans to open a safe injection site in 2020 | https://t.co/uUBDRVSwJd| Thank you ⁦@JoeCurtatone⁩ for taking the lead on #SCS in Massachusetts #SayYestoSCS #MA4SCS ⁦@SIFMA_NOW⁩ https://t.co/yFo8m7h2YA

[Black and Pink Massachusetts @BlackAndPinkMA]

There will be a legislating hearing on Safe Consumption Spaces hearing 10a-2p Tuesday the 2st in the Garden Auditorium @MAStateHouse please join @BOSUsersUnion and others in supporting this life - saving measure #EndCleanSweep

[Boston Users Union @BOSUsersUnion]

Thank you ALL!

The March on the Mile was amazing thanks to everyone who showed up. All of your support was empowering for our union members who made this happen.

But we still need to end #OperationCleanSweep & support each other.
Here are some takeaways & ways to take action:

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

As the world observes International Overdose Awareness Day, we are joining with our fellow members of @StopOpioidOD to recommit ourselves to advocating for policy solutions that address America’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic: https://t.co/hiEnZ6LG5E #EndOverdose

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

There's an amazing group of folks on this proposed #SXSW panel about reducing overdose deaths, including @DanCiccarone @haffajee_r @DrSarahWakeman - please join us in voting below to make it happen!

https://t.co/84kO8eWhGh

[Cindy Friedman @CindyFriedmanMA]

Kudos to the @BostonGlobe Editorial Board for highlighting an important fact: we need safe-injection sites in Massachusetts to save more lives and help people get the care and treatment they desperately need. #mapoli
https://t.co/z1fCR9Yb8p

[Boston Users Union @BOSUsersUnion]

❤ these from @StreetHealthOPS

Junkie is a slur
Crackhead is a slur
These words are rooted in classism, racism & ableism.
They are used to dehumanize & harm people who use drugs & people living in poverty.

It's time to #TakeAStand & #EndTheStigma against people who use drugs.

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

"Some [people] won't or can't stop using... They're still people, worthy of respect- and healthcare. And if someone cuts back on drug use, or learns to inject safely to avoid deadly infections, that's cause for celebration, too." (5/5)

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

Thanks @felicejfreyer for sharing your thoughts! Some highlights below from her piece on lessons learned from covering the opioid crisis in MA as a journalist (1/5)

[Felice J. Freyer @felicejfreyer]

I’m heartened by the compassion and resolve of caregivers, and the courage and resilience of those struggling with addiction. https://t.co/dtjuFIvCuV via @BostonGlobe

[Student Coalition on Addiction @MassSCA]

"People need jobs and housing!" (4/5)