Peter Canning

Paramedic, Author, Dad

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Thrilled that @amazon has named Killing Season an "Editor's Choice" and one of Top 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Month for April 2021. https://t.co/BapQ2718ar #EMS #harmreduction #opioidcrisis

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Let's just focus on saving lives. Drugs will always be in the world, let's limit the harm they do.

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

BARS 🍻 are SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES ‼️

If you've had too much alcohol your server will bring you a coffee, some water, and call you a taxi to make it home safely ... That's harm reduction.

If you use unregulated drugs and overdose there is someone there to revive you, connect you to, healthcare, detox, and treatment services ... That's harm reduction!

Harm reduction doesn't eliminate harm, it reduces it, and saves lives. #harmreduction #wedorecover #toxicdrugcrisis

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Opioid Epidemic Through the Lens of Prehospital Emergency Care: A 5-Year Descriptive Analysis of the Statewide Opioid Response Directive (SWORD) Surveillance Program https://t.co/MoBwKsrujE Our paper published this week! #EMS #opioidepidemic

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Hurricane Katrina https://t.co/zJeXWSPR3Y Revisiting deployment to Gulfport, Mississippi in aftermath of storm. #Katrina #EMS

[American Addiction Centers @AAC_Tweet]

We all know fentanyl is deadly. But why? “It’s not manufactured in a factory… it’s mixed on kitchen tables. No one knows how strong the dose is.” — Peter Canning on Addiction Talk
🎥 Watch: https://t.co/kGqCrU2MUN

#AddictionTalk #OverdoseAwareness #FentanylCrisis

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

The Stories Behind the Stats-Addiction Talk Featuring Peter Canning https://t.co/4I8s3iPsKC via @YouTube

[Hopkins Press @JHUPress]

In this deeply informed and compassionate guide, paramedic Peter Canning shares the devastating realities of the opioid crisis, and provides practical tools to recognize and respond to overdoses.

https://t.co/sqymQIKLZN

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Naloxone Availability https://t.co/bqeovJhe8i Despite widespread availability, #naloxone access was restricted by its in-store location, high cost, and inadequate signage. #Narcan #harmreduction #overdose @zoeycanning2026 @BioMedCentral

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Complicit https://t.co/6TBXBSCFfG What you saw was wrong.  You know it.  The medic used #Narcan as punishment.  That was assault. You had a chance to speak up when it was happening, but you didn’t.  You were complicit. #endstigma #EMS #harmreduction

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

My New Book https://t.co/A0aVyBC4jW The Friends and Family Guide to the #Opioid #Overdose Epidemic: Including How to Recognize and Treat an #Overdose is going to be released on August 26, 2025. #harmreduction #EMS #naloxone #fentanyl #endstigma #Narcan @JHUPress

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Lamont nixed overdose prevention centers, but advocates fight on https://t.co/M2k8bkCAb0

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

#Opioid #Overdose Categorization https://t.co/NnNIiTkkSa Opioid use alone (without depressed respirations) is NOT AN OVERDOSE and does not merit the use of #naloxone. #harmreduction

[Zoey Canning @zoeycanning2026]

Hustle and Teamplay from #D4S at @GymRatCHALLENGE this weekend. We went 2-1. Love my teammates! @BashHoopsNE @PGHNewEngland

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Uptrend https://t.co/GcJEbtSRIU The #fentanyl potency goes down, the deaths drop.  Fentanyl potency starts to increase, well, guess what?
#opioidcrisis #overdose #harmreduction #naloxone

[Zoey Canning @zoeycanning2026]

Highlights from #NWC 2025 CIAC Showcase 3-0 in top division. Love my teammates! @PGHNewEngland @EJayArrow @BashHoopsNE @EricsonSports @GameTimeCT

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Drop in Fentanyl Seizures Mystery Controversy https://t.co/kPPRTSYHxQ In politics, you spin the news. More seizures--you’re confiscating the drugs! Less seizures--you’re keeping the drugs from coming in! The only number that counts is the death toll. #fentanyl #opioidepidemic

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Disappointment https://t.co/xpICekfxwY Call us dreamers. We will be back. The CT battle isn’t over. #overdosepreventioncenters are good policy from a human and economic perspective. Our country can still be a place where we care about vulnerable citizens. #harmreduction #fentanyl

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Clifford the Red Dog https://t.co/RevnalQ4eE Whoever is behind the Clifford the Red Dog #fentanyl bags should be locked up. #harmreduction #heroinbags #opioidepidemic #naloxone

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Four 1/2 Month Old Data https://t.co/JbS2RGOIYq We need to stay vigilant.  Change is always expected. And we need to see it has it happens, not looking in the rear view mirror as we head toward a potential cliff. #fentanyl #harmreduction #opioidepidemic

[Peter Canning @medicscribe]

Medetomidine (the new Xylazine) https://t.co/IrFk3S6zJB #Medetomidine, an animal sedative, appears to be replacing #xylazine as a significant adulterant in #fentanyl. It can cause severe withdrawal experiences but does not seem to cause necrotizing wounds like xylazine.

[Vital City @VitalCityNYC]

New Yorkers know that two overdose prevention centers are at the center of a huge fight over the right way to address illicit drug use. We talked to @samrivera1111 of @_OnPointNYC to understand exactly how what they do and why. https://t.co/iXysMLSanB