Harm Reduction Los Angeles

A group of med, grad, & undergrad students across SoCal committed to providing+expanding harm reduction health care for PWUD. Sign up for our CME conference!

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Harm Reduction in Clinical Praxis Conference will be going on hiatus in 2023. We will miss seeing you all, but are looking forward to reconvening next year. Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see you in 2024.

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

Come present on harm reduction-adjacent projects, policies, and/or research you’re involved in at our 3rd Annual Harm Reduction in Clinical Praxis Conference!

Apply by sending a 350-word abstract by September 3rd, using this link or the one in our bio: https://t.co/FI6Sfaf8vr

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

The virtual Harm Reduction in Clinical Praxis Conference is coming soon! 🥳

Join incredible Harm Reduction-centered speakers and community members in conjunction with USC’s Continuing Medical Education Office.

Mark your calendars for September 23rd and stay tuned updates! 🗓️👀

[Chelsea L. Shover, PhD @ChelseaLShover]

Stasi, a harm reduction volunteer w/ @LASidewalk, had her baby 10 weeks early and needs help w/ the resulting expenses while baby Fable is in the NICU & Stasi recovers. GoFundMe here: https://t.co/S8RTyWrvav #harmreduction
Cc @HarmReduction @HarmReductionLA

[Brian Hackel @Brian_A_Hackel]

I want to give a special shout-out to https://t.co/gI1aSrz9Qa.

It has a fantastic toolkit of free PDFs and resources about safer drug use during pregnancy, and receiving prenatal care while navigating healthcare & legal systems.

[National Harm Reduction Coalition @HarmReduction]

As part of celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth & beyond, we're honoring trailblazer @RNBluthenthal & his decades-long dedication to uplifting the voices & lived experiences of people who use drugs.

Read more about Dr. Bluthenthal and his work on our blog: https://t.co/forSjTJBnZ

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

The wonderful, brilliant @amandacowan85’s talk from our 2022 Conference is now available to watch on YouTube.

Check out the link for a thorough look into the applications of Harm Reduction in medicine:

https://t.co/OJvnVnXTap

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

This September we were honored to host @RS_McNeil at our conference.

His talk “Responding to the needs of people who use drugs: culturally safe care and harm reduction support” is a must-listen. Check if out on our YouTube!

https://t.co/rTCMqsfr4o

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

As we roll into the new year, we’ll remember the Sidewalk Project Community Panel from our 2022 conference as one of our favorite moments of the past year, as well as a guiding light for all future harm reduction work

https://t.co/X4c7mmQ9vp

[Leo Beletsky @LeoBeletsky]

Huge congratulations to @RNBluthenthal on receiving the McGovern Award from @AMERSA_tweets

His acceptance talk on humility in research reflects his way of being, while being a true leader and pioneer in considerring structural determinants in substance use research #AMERSA2022

[Amanda Cowan @amandacowan85]

Pls read & sign on to this letter to the Lancet by October 31st to ask them to correct or retract the original article comparing Vivitrol and Bupe https://t.co/DVP8KvCrLv. 
Flawed statistical methods and underreporting are contributing to increased overdose risks & deaths.

[Joseph Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH @JosephRFriedman]

In light of the recent Adderall shortage, it seems fitting to revisit the extreme race+income segregation in access to stimulants through the healthcare system at baseline.

Shortages and other barriers (e.g. PDMPs) will only deepen these inequalities.

https://t.co/U0U7BxsJMf

[Population and Public Health Sciences at USC @uscpphs]

The Graduate Society of Biostatistics and Epidemiology will host a seminar led by Dr. @RNBluthenthal to examine efforts that address racism in Public Health.
Wed. Sept 28 | 12PM Register: https://t.co/n1YNc0w9ke
#USC #publichealth #socialjustice #healthequity #publichealthschool

[Harm Reduction Los Angeles @HarmReductionLA]

A whole-hearted THANK YOU to everyone who made last week’s conference possible! ♥️

For anyone who missed the event, we are working on releasing the conference recording to our website https://t.co/QHDgeIvuuF . Stay tuned! 📺

[Randi Hutter Epstein @randihepstein]

THIS THURSDAY!! please tune into @YaleMedHum program to talk HARM REDUCTION with @maiasz and @DrKimSue. I'm honored to moderate. here's the link: Register via Zoom: https://t.co/t6y9fks3n1

[Amanda Cowan @amandacowan85]

Tomorrow! Please join us tomorrow with amazing harm reduction doulas!

[Tara Gomes @Tara_Gomes]

Safer opioid supply programs have been the topic for much debate over the years. Today, our evaluation of London, Ontario’s SOS Program was released ➡️ https://t.co/kUEq85UNBV 1/n

[pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl]

70% of people held in solitary confinement in California are people of color. People are suffering and dying in solitary. Mental and physical health effects are often irreversible. @GavinNewsom can end the torture of solitary by signing the Mandela Act. https://t.co/KBh4xiEtUx

[Fluid in knee/ Ovulation Check @fluidinknee_]

Johnson City Prepares for NY Approval of Legal Supervised Injection Sites https://t.co/SQmZFPrNZ9

[Joseph Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH @JosephRFriedman]

The teen overdose crisis in California rages on with more preventable tragedies in @LASchools

We desperately need harm reduction-oriented drug education and naloxone distribution in schools @LAUSDSup

Thanks for the coverage @ABC7 @abc7denise