For (some) ppl who inject, there’s a very real self-harm aspect to their use.
The poking, digging, bleeding, repeatedly drawing the plunger; can be as addicting as the drugs to them.
They tend to use often & are less likely to OD, but injuries & infections will kill them first.
2 things:
1) "Tough love" approaches to substance use disorder are just abuse with aphorisms & a heaping helping of moral judgement attached.
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2) Abusive abstinence only rehabs don't need "reviving" because they never left.
We need #HarmReduction funding now.
Tonight, President Biden pledged to increase #harmreduction funding.
2 weeks ago, the Biden Administration stood down when harm reduction was the subject of racist, disingenuous attacks.
We’ll stand with you Mr. President. But you have stay standing with us. #SOTU2022
Thank you @NASTAD and @AIDS_United! We are proud to be a part of this incredible group of harm reduction organizations working to support people who use drugs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/T0zCoDRo0K
Poured my heart out to my ex-sponsor as to why I was leaving our ‘women’s group’ & NA. I did it via email so I could say everything I wanted to say & w/o interruption. It took her a month to respond with “The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness”. 1/9
I want y'all to look at this tweet.
Look hard at it.
Read it over & sit with the fact that 22 days after he wrote this David was dead.
If you work in healthcare know that when you take away MAT & treat people like cattle, you are killing them. Their blood is on your hands.
We are honored to be among the community orgs committed to promoting the expanded CTC to improve child health and the wellbeing of families! Check out The White House fact sheet which highlights our work in this area! (Link in our BIO)
#CTC#ChildTaxCredit#taxseason#amhp
As the chair of the Opioid Workgroup, a diverse group of stakeholders that reviewed the @CDC's proposed guidelines for prescribing opioids, I am happy to see they are more patient-centered and include strong language to reduce misapplication.
https://t.co/DYHR91BZje
Today’s #harmreduction supply spotlight is on cookers! 💉💧
Make sure to check out the 🧵 to learn more about these safer use items #harmreductionsaveslives 1/4
New research showing reductions in ED use and #hospitalizations among PWID who use an unsanctioned supervised consumption space. #utilization @barrotlambdin @RTI_Intl https://t.co/F33TnAMZKu