Alicia Ventura (@aliciasventura) 's Twitter Profile
Alicia Ventura

@aliciasventura

Public health person. Substance use & impact of/on social support system. Advocate for social justice, #harmreduction, compassionate care, & upstream solutions.

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Carliss Chatman (@carlissc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When I tweeted this almost 5 years ago a lot of conservatives said it was ā€œabsurdā€ and ā€œsilly.ā€ However, you cannot change the legal status of embryos and fetuses without impacting every aspect of the law that applies to a legal ā€œperson.ā€ See Alabama, Georgia, and even Virginia.

Rev. Benjamin Cremer (@brcremer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Imagine taking a few Bible verses on human sexuality and demanding they be legislated over our entire country, yet reducing the +3,000 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor, the vulnerable, and the refugee to a private, personal choice.

Jo (@jojofromjerz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The same state of Alabama which just executed Kenneth Smith via nitrogen gas asphyxiation would like you to know that frozen embryos are ā€œchildrenā€ because as per the Bible, human life cannot be destroyed without incurring the wrath of a Holy God.

Marlene C. Lira, MPH (@marleneclira) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"And yet this #discrimination against people who use #drugs ... leads to these harmful myths in society, such as ... #codependency, enabling ... at the core, we still haven't accepted that addiction is in fact not a moral failing." The brilliant Alicia Ventura on On Point.

Alicia Ventura (@aliciasventura) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking for a science and harm reduction based educational group to refer family members affected by a loved one’s substance use? Look no further! Interested folks can email [email protected] to be added to our listserv. Please distribute broadly! #familymatters

Looking for a science and harm reduction based educational group to refer family members affected by a loved one’s substance use? Look no further! Interested folks can email EmpoweringFamilies@bmc.org to be added to our listserv. Please distribute broadly! #familymatters
Raagini Jawa MD, MPH, FASAM (@raaginizzle) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨New pub alert 🚨 in @JAM_ASAM Drug associated wounds, including those from #xylazine, can heal with early + regular wound care- SO, we wondered… šŸ¤”how prepared are US addiction professionals to provide wound care? Let's break it down: journals.lww.com/journaladdicti…

Zoe Weinstein MD, MS (@zoeweinstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to share this labor of love with my wonderful Grayken Center for Addiction OBAT team and the amazing mentor Dr. Richard Saitz : The Impact of COVID-19 on Substance Use and Related... : Journal of Addiction Medicine journals.lww.com/journaladdicti…

Alicia Ventura (@aliciasventura) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Very excited to be moderating this tomorrow as part of Grayken Center for Addiction Recovery Month - ā€œA conversation with #family members: The role of loved ones in substance use trajectories.ā€ Join us for this rock star panel 9/20 1-2 PM ET Boston Medical Center or via Zoom: bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/j/5409118963?o…

Dhruv (@dhruv2038) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I need people to understand something with the news coverage regarding effects of hurricane Helene. There is a lot more to the NC Mountains than Asheville. Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Vilas, Sugar Grove, Elk Park, West Jefferson, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Sylva, Cullowhee,

I need people to understand something with the news coverage regarding effects of hurricane Helene. There is a lot more to the NC Mountains than Asheville.
Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Vilas, Sugar Grove, Elk Park, West Jefferson, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Sylva, Cullowhee,
Lucas Hill, PharmD, FCCP (@hillpharmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Dear generous Harm Reduction Community, this is vetted list and links to western NC and eastern TN programs that could use help and donations. And resources for pain patients." – Nab Dasgupta & the UNC Opioid Data Lab opioiddatalab.ghost.io/how-to-help-as…

harm reduction hedonistašŸƒ (@suboxoneshawty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Things to remember: -Drug use exists on a spectrum -People are going to do drugs whether you like it or not -Shame + stigma are deadly, much more deadly than what is perceived as ā€œnormalizingā€ drug use -Your experience/issues with a certain drug is not a 100% universal experience