Andrew Goodman

Denver - Harm Reduction Saves Lives

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

@zoe_m_adams Would love to talk. Been trying to track down your email since a recent Liberate Methadone webinar… I have a story that challenges the preconceived notion of long term opioid addiction…
[email protected]

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

@odd_ny @lucywalkerfilm @Tribeca When does this release?!
I watched at MAPS conference showing and talked to Lucy, not knowing I have been watching her work for years! This particular film gave me HOPE💙

[Lucy Walker @lucywalkerfilm]

“If I could canonize Howard, I would” said Walker. “He worked tirelessly to help those in need, along with his wonderful wife Norma. I became convinced that it was real and the closest thing to a miracle I've ever seen".
@lipiroy #OfNightAndLight @forbes https://t.co/Awwti6obHE

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

"He could direct his anger towards systems and structures - things he couldn't control - rather than turn inward." This doctor utilizes the tool that helped me redirected my pain into passion to fight a fucked up system that has failed PWUD for over a century: History.

[Zoe Adams @zoe_m_adams]

My latest essay "Talking History" is out in @JournalGIM today. So often the onus and blame are placed on people with addiction, not on the systems that fail to support them. By talking to patients about history, I try to change that.

https://t.co/0DCzsKRwjY

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

It was a great first step. The truth is ... MAT needs to be stigma-free and so much more accessible. Methadone should be prescribed outside of the clinic setting (as it is for people without a history of SUD). What if the gold standard lost its infamous rep as liquid handcuffs?

[Emily Thatcher @EmilyThatcherPA]

I couldn’t be happier!
Goodbye, #XWaiver, “effective immediately” ✌️
Hello, access to care! 💯
#addictionmedicine #sud #omnibusbill #opioidusedisorder #buprenorphine @samhsagov @AAPAorg https://t.co/MqJeI2XHkY

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

@marginalutilite @MethadoneLib @National_usu Looking forward to it!

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

@garbageking15 Certified good boy

[Elisabeth Epps @RepEpps]

✅ UPDATE: After 6+ hours of testimony, HB23-1202 Local Control of Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Centers just passed the Public Health Cmte 8-3.

We love you, Colorado.

➡️ Next stop: House Floor…

[Bring Our Neighbors Home ⚖ @BONH_Coalition]

"I assure you my life has value." Thank you, @a_goodman7 for your personal and powerful testimony in support of HB23-1202!

[Colorado Drug Policy Coalition @ColoradoDPC]

Passes out of committee 8-3! Going to committee of the whole! 🥳

Great work, y'all! Thank you so much to the folks w lived experiences, public health experts & community members for showing UP!! 🤩💜

[Sarah Axelrath, MD @DrSarahAxelrath]

Final tweet on this subject for the evening:

Perhaps if you don’t know what an #opioid is, you shouldn’t be deciding life saving #overdose prevention policy. #coleg #PassHB1202

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

@SydneyMelson @HRAC_Denver Gouls…. Heck.

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

https://t.co/96BZMgSNQW

[Andrew Goodman @a_goodman7]

"...overdose prevention centers reduce the number of overdose deaths, reduce transmission rates of infectious disease, and increase the number of individuals initiating treatment for substance use disorders without increasing drug trafficking or crime..." nearby. (AMA)

[Mutual Aid Monday @AidMonday]

An unhoused youth froze to death last night outside of Urban Peak. An adult froze to death outside of Samaritan House. Sweeps - Criminalizing the unhoused & Shelters DON’T work. We are losing our neighbors because our governments pander to profit over humanity. Speak out!

[Katie Horneshaw @KatieHorneshaw]

There is no 'MAT vs abstinence war'. There are harm reduction advocates who support everyone's right to do what's best for them, & then there are 'abstinence or else' people.

It's not a problem that abstinence is an option: it's a problem that it's regarded as the ONLY option.

[Chris deGruy Kennedy @cdegruykennedy]

People calling in an overdose event to try to save a life, who stay on scene and fully cooperate with law enforcement, should not face harsh penalties for choosing to do the right thing. HB23-1167 will save lives!
#coleg #copolitics
https://t.co/mMvUbgBY8i

[Katie Horneshaw @KatieHorneshaw]

Thanks Doc!

[Harm Reduction Action Center @HRAC_Denver]

wooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!