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Thank you Maia Szalavitz for clearest analysis I have seen on recent trend of declining overdose deaths Relieved to see teen misuse of prescription opioids down nearly 75% since 2013 There is still a lot of hard work ahead to break the grip of this crisis nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opi…

Not Everyone Is Benefiting From Drops in Overdose Deaths. Drug overdose deaths are finally declining. But it’s going to take work to keep this trend going. Maia Szalavitz nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opi…

Whatever the reason for the decrease in deaths, some groups are still not benefiting. Understanding why may clue us into how we can save them. Maia Szalavitz nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opi…

The reason for the national-level decline in opioid overdose deaths is not clear, as Maia Szalavitz reports. But those deaths are still rising in population subgroups including racial minorities. nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opi…

yeah, that article made no sense. how can you have an opioid use disorder without misusing opioids? if you aren't misusing them, aren't compulsive, aren't having negative consequences & they relieve pain for you, in what world is that a "disorder"?

There's not one way to treat people with substance use disorders. Addiction medications can be life saving. So can psych meds for those who need them. Maia Szalavitz wrtes about Kennedy's dangerous approach. "nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opi…

my year's-best, with Maia Szalavitz The Lamp Commonweal Magazine Daniel Mitsui Jesse Walker evetushnet.substack.com/p/eucalyptus-a… . and "practical Koko possession bag"

This might be the most tone-deaf post I've seen in a while. Stanford, patients lost access to analgesics, so some began drinking alcohol to survive. I've met patients that measure out shots of alcohol to *dose* themselves so they can sleep a little. Treat pain appropriately

For various stories, I'm looking to talk to people who work in harm reduction in Nevada and people who smoked occasionally but then vaped frequently. Bonus if you do both ;-) please email [email protected] & please repost, thanks!!!

Article includes why defect focusing or undermining autonomy isn't the right approach for many with #trauma underneath their #addiction. Maia Szalavitz #recoveryposse #women #empowerment scientificamerican.com/article/new-tr…

RIP #ErnieDrucker. 1940-2025. A great pioneer and godfather of #harmreduction both in the US & globally. Helped create some of the first syringe exchange programs to reduce #HIVAIDS & helped start Housing Works & Doctors of the World, & much more. Harm Reduction International Drug Policy Alliance

Why does treatment which is basically forced labor & "encounter groups" that we've known is harmful since the 1970s still being paid for by governments & insurers? Bc despite claims otherwise, we don't treat addiction as a medical disorder.

Check it out Astra Taylor you are in this! Maia Szalavitz Jill Grinberg Literary

a truly lovely human being....

Oh happy day! 😀 ProPublica Opens Application for Five New Local Partners for Its 50 State Initiative propublica.org/atpropublica/p…

How Much of the Drop in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths Might Be Due to a Resurgence of Heroin? / American Council on Science and Health After being essentially replaced by fentanyl during the darkest days of the Covid pandemic, heroin is re-emerging as an option for consumers

ICYMI- The recording for the second panel of our "New Drugs, New Markets" series is up! Check out the great discussion between Maia Szalavitz Nima Shirazi Alec Karakatsanis Claire Zagorski and Manisha Krishnan youtube.com/watch?v=O_XnYH…

At the ASAM conf, I asked #Addiction experts the following q'n: WHAT'S ONE THING EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ADDICTION? Thank you Drs. Kelly Clark, Mike Miller, Margaret Jarvis, Taylor Nichols Maia Szalavitz 🙏😊 instagram.com/reel/DJIO4j6No… #asamannual #asam

Testing the now rolled back GPT-4o update was highly concerning where by testing an extreme scenario of a user voicing delusions of grandeur, stopping psychiatric medications. The AI fully complied, reinforcing delusions, praising medication refusal, and showing zero critical