Philadelphians Who Use Drugs Support CUES

Let Philly open CUES! SIFs Save Lives! #PhillyForSCS #YestoSCS #PhillyCUES

Quotes are from consenting PWUDs (pseudonym if *)
Submissions from PWUDs welcome!

[Dr. Richard Saitz @UnhealthyAlcDrg]

@RDashford They choose to not have their work peer-reviewed prior to publication. Beware #preprint

[Robert Ashford @RDashford]

“...syringe exchange programs—a staple of harm-reduction efforts—reduce HIV rates as intended but unintentionally increase opioid-related mortality by making it easier, cheaper, and safer to use heroin”

Uh, what? Oh, more economists not understanding drug use. Got it.

[Robert Ashford @RDashford]

Brought to you by the same two who tried to convince the world that the moral hazard of narcan was increasing mortality.

Surprise : More crappy proxy variables and a dramatic misunderstanding of drug trends and markets. A review of bad research leads to an even worse review.

[NPR Health News @NPRHealth]

Is America Ready For Prescription Heroin? https://t.co/qNA2n6C64m

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

This ones for @maiasz: thought you’d appreciate. We talked about this characteristic a long while back (a general trend toward risk taking) . Question was in response to why the source street copped yesterday instead of calling his dealer for delivery: (*coping should be copping)

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

IR Mass spec of $5 street cocaine shows lots of cut, a little coke and the closest other chem it could detect (could methylamine reflect methamphetamine trace?) @KirkMMaxey

[Joshua Clark Davis @JoshClarkDavis]

President George Bush wanted to show America what crack cocaine looked like at his first Oval Office address on Sept 5, 1989. He wanted to show you could even buy crack in front of the White House. That’s how bad the crisis had gotten. That’s how Bush announced his War on Drugs.

[Operation In My Back Yard @SIFsupporter]

Harm reduction outreach today. I love my group 🖤

[SIFMA NOW @SIFMA_NOW]

This is necessary here in the US.
In #Massachusetts over 2000 people STILL die from accidental #DrugPoisoning every year!

#Overdose incidents continue to increase even while deaths remain level.

Solution = #SafeSupply + #SCS/#SIF + expand #HarmReduction
+ rational drug policy.

[Leo Beletsky @LeoBeletsky]

Actually, opioid crisis means need to RE-EXAMINE family separation. Is is time to scrap removal based on senseless, counterproductive policies, such as parents (often moms) being on medication for addiction treatment, or testing positive for cannabis, etc. #Keepfamiliestogether

[Philadelphians Who Use Drugs Support CUES @Users4Safehouse]

"...ruled the shooting was justified."

It's like we're being mass gaslit.

[Philadelphians Who Use Drugs Support CUES @Users4Safehouse]

Look at these badasses.

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

.@NYGovCuomo is dragging his feet on saving lives, so today @sacklerpain, our allies, & us brought a mock Overdose Prevention Center to him. #EndOverdoseNY

🚨Tell the Gov he need to take action NOW to save lives: https://t.co/2k33pF5htH🚨

📸:@Bike_at_W4

[Kara Swisher @karaswisher]

On today’s episode of Black Mirror: Wanted: The ‘perfect babysitter.’ Must pass AI scan for respect and attitude. https://t.co/3sASMoY7sR

[Owen Macdonald @OwenMacdonald8]

Media: "are trans people actually real and legitimate?"

Trans people: "yes"
LGBTQ activists: "yes"
Scientists: "yes"

Media: "this seems tricky and biased, let's be fair and interview an alternative opinion"

Fascist: "trans schmans, they're gross"

Media: "how insightful!"

[Operation In My Back Yard @SIFsupporter]

Our team represented at Tufas yesterday with our bake sale. Harm reduction merch still available $40 for long sleeved shirt and $35 for t’s and tote bags

[Philadelphians Who Use Drugs Support CUES @Users4Safehouse]

@docroland @jenpeirce @NewYorker You're a doctor. Medicine has five thousand different terms to describe "a rash." But I bet I don't see you being so nonchalant about using purpura and paupula like it's the same thing and going "Well rashes ARE a problem so..."

[Philadelphians Who Use Drugs Support CUES @Users4Safehouse]

@docroland @jenpeirce @NewYorker A million people on here are asking for the correct terminology to be used BECAUSE it's a problem; because shame and stigma are real, well-documented barriers to care. And also because it's the *accurate* terminology.