when I was little a girl was making fun of me so I said "sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me" then she punched me in the face
incoming recovered memory while discussing children's imaginations- when I was little and played "school" with friends, there was always a kid named ❗️JFK❗️ in pretend classroom scenarios who was bullied and I, the teacher, had to defend. what does it mean?!
My latest feature in @antigravitymag about the harm reduction landscape in Louisiana, what approaches we should take to the rise in overdoses and fentanyl in the drug supply, and what we need to work toward in the future. https://t.co/dtXc4HBfbv
while the coroner's office had a meeting about the opioid crisis w public health officials, law enforcement, emergency services & the da, our community lost a 19 year old to an overdose. slow shift in mindset for swla is not enough. harm reduction works. rest in peace, sweet girl
Respectfully, after the last two years I think we’re beyond the “is anyone else having trouble concentrating with everything going on” phase and need to be asking why we’re upholding a culture that expects us to carry on business as usual