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That is if people can even get drugs...

Is our ‘republican’ president scrambling to respond to this epidemic with the socialist concept of a ‘social safety net?’ ‘President Trump has signed into law a bill to ensure paid leave benefits to many Americans.. supports nutrition programs, e.g. food stamps.’

Can We Please Drop This Whole Pretense of Homeschool? kveller.com/can-we-please-… via Kveller.

In last 24 hrs there've been prominent US voices calling for a stop to social distancing, citing rationale that they're worse than impact of COVID itself. It’s worth looking very closely at that claim, where we are in US COVID epidemic and what happens if we stop. 1/x

Coronavirus Is Leading to Shortages of Fentanyl And Meth - VICE vice.com/en_us/article/…

Show compassion for sex workers and drug users during COVID-19 pandemic | COMMENTARY baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

“We had that little blip, 4% or 5% decrease [in ODdeaths] and there were way too many headlines celebrating, That tenuous plateau people hoped we were seeing is not going to hold.” You go Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW

2 staffers at a Baltimore homeless shelter test positive for coronavirus; concerns raised about response baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs…. Will Sr. is a hero - threatening his housing to exposure COVID injustice.

Jonathan Cohen: Covid-19 and the power of public health - go.shr.lc/3eF4F6d. Brilliant piece by my dear friend- spot on about COVID's spotlight on inequity and the power of public health.

In a 5-year experience with an unsanctioned safe site where people could inject drugs, there were 10,514 injections and 33 opioid overdoses. All the overdoses were reversed with naloxone, and none resulted in death. Combined stimulant and opioid use increased over time.

TW: Sexual and emotional abuse . . . . . A member of our harm reduction community who has caused harm is being asked by victims to step down from power & acknowledge, repair the harm he caused. They ask us all to examine how we’ve failed to keep ppl safe & do better. We must.

Our friends at National Harm Reduction Coalition created an awesome toolkit on pregnancy and substance use. Explore this new resource: harmreduction.org/issues/pregnan…

Arresting sex workers helps no one | COMMENTARY baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

LOVED talking to Dr. Carmen Logie - who is a "burst of sunshine" at any time, but welcome in these times. Thank you for talking with me about sex work and drug use stigma.

Great day to support harm reduction!

The simultaneous rise in overdoses and the lack of affordable naloxone is a “perfect storm,” said Amanda Latimore, PhD. theguardian.com/us-news/2021/o…

Today, Clinton Foundation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Centre for Responsible Leadership will convene national leaders from science and faith to discuss ways to reduce stigma about addiction, educate about prevention, treatment, and recovery and advance policies/programs that save lives. 🔗 publichealth.jhu.edu/events/bridgin…

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