MarlissT
@marlisst.bsky.social
Decades-long RN in the inner city. Harm reduction, drug policy, reconciliation, dignity, respect and health for all.
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In March, I wrote that YEG was setting records for EMS dispatches to ODs. Opening sentence: this is "a pattern that has tracked closely with fatalities for many years."
Alberta press should use the link b/w dispatches & deaths while the govt keeps hiding bodies.
drugdatadecoded.ca/edmonton-set...
Alberta press should use the link b/w dispatches & deaths while the govt keeps hiding bodies.
drugdatadecoded.ca/edmonton-set...
July 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In March, I wrote that YEG was setting records for EMS dispatches to ODs. Opening sentence: this is "a pattern that has tracked closely with fatalities for many years."
Alberta press should use the link b/w dispatches & deaths while the govt keeps hiding bodies.
drugdatadecoded.ca/edmonton-set...
Alberta press should use the link b/w dispatches & deaths while the govt keeps hiding bodies.
drugdatadecoded.ca/edmonton-set...
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If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
Tragic!! The March overdose fatality numbers have been released, and Edmonton set an all time record for deaths.
Silence reigns.
Take care of each other my friends, because nobody official gives a crap.
Silence reigns.
Take care of each other my friends, because nobody official gives a crap.
July 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Tragic!! The March overdose fatality numbers have been released, and Edmonton set an all time record for deaths.
Silence reigns.
Take care of each other my friends, because nobody official gives a crap.
Silence reigns.
Take care of each other my friends, because nobody official gives a crap.
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It's the end of an era for #yeg and for #harmreduction in Canada. Congratulations to @marlisst.bsky.social on your retirement and a truly impactful career. Looking forward to your next chapter!
www.boylestreet.org/post/thank-y...
www.boylestreet.org/post/thank-y...
Thank you - Marliss Taylor
After three decades of dedicated service, Marliss Taylor, Director of Health Services, is retiring - leaving behind a legacy that has shaped the way we provide health care and services to those we ser...
www.boylestreet.org
June 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's the end of an era for #yeg and for #harmreduction in Canada. Congratulations to @marlisst.bsky.social on your retirement and a truly impactful career. Looking forward to your next chapter!
www.boylestreet.org/post/thank-y...
www.boylestreet.org/post/thank-y...
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Welcome to the Not a Narc project. We are healthcare professionals against the Compassionate Intervention Act (Bill 53) in Alberta. We are committed to providing education, support, and resources so we can better care for patients, each other, and community.
June 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Welcome to the Not a Narc project. We are healthcare professionals against the Compassionate Intervention Act (Bill 53) in Alberta. We are committed to providing education, support, and resources so we can better care for patients, each other, and community.
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Canada’s sovereignty is facing an existential threat over disproven allegations that illicit fentanyl, originating from Canada, is significantly contributing the American drug poisoning emergency.
This Bill is a dangerous and unfounded admission of guilt
🧵
#cdnpoli
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
This Bill is a dangerous and unfounded admission of guilt
🧵
#cdnpoli
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
Government of Canada strengthens border security - Canada.ca
A strong Canada means strong borders. Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety introduced the Bill, the Strong Borders Act to strengthen our laws and keep Canadians safe.
www.canada.ca
June 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Canada’s sovereignty is facing an existential threat over disproven allegations that illicit fentanyl, originating from Canada, is significantly contributing the American drug poisoning emergency.
This Bill is a dangerous and unfounded admission of guilt
🧵
#cdnpoli
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
This Bill is a dangerous and unfounded admission of guilt
🧵
#cdnpoli
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
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Look, we’ve all had a girlfriend who’s been there.
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
April 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Look, we’ve all had a girlfriend who’s been there.
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
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I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi...
Remove Aaron Gunn for his residential school denialism
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: https://you.leadnow...
you.leadnow.ca
April 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi...
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By shifting away from punitive policies and aligning with a harm reduction approach and evidence-informed practices, a healthcare system that upholds all individuals' dignity, safety, and well-being regardless of their substance use status or professional roles can exist.
#harmreduction #drugsky
#harmreduction #drugsky
April 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
By shifting away from punitive policies and aligning with a harm reduction approach and evidence-informed practices, a healthcare system that upholds all individuals' dignity, safety, and well-being regardless of their substance use status or professional roles can exist.
#harmreduction #drugsky
#harmreduction #drugsky
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👀👀
New webinar now available on the @hrna.bsky.social YouTube channel.
Up in smoke: analyzing the risk of illicit drug exposure and the harms of exposure misinformation.
#harmreduction #drugsky
🧵
youtu.be/-9wPMZ4S6cw
New webinar now available on the @hrna.bsky.social YouTube channel.
Up in smoke: analyzing the risk of illicit drug exposure and the harms of exposure misinformation.
#harmreduction #drugsky
🧵
youtu.be/-9wPMZ4S6cw
Up in Smoke: Analyzing the risk of illicit drug exposure and the harms of exposure misinformation
YouTube video by HRNA AIIRM
youtu.be
April 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
👀👀
New webinar now available on the @hrna.bsky.social YouTube channel.
Up in smoke: analyzing the risk of illicit drug exposure and the harms of exposure misinformation.
#harmreduction #drugsky
🧵
youtu.be/-9wPMZ4S6cw
New webinar now available on the @hrna.bsky.social YouTube channel.
Up in smoke: analyzing the risk of illicit drug exposure and the harms of exposure misinformation.
#harmreduction #drugsky
🧵
youtu.be/-9wPMZ4S6cw
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“Overdose deaths declined by 67% in areas close to sites after they were opened. Crime around sites is no higher, and in some cases lower, than in the rest of the city. Only someone unwilling to look at the evidence would call this a failed experiment.”
More: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/no-fail...
More: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/no-fail...
February 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Overdose deaths declined by 67% in areas close to sites after they were opened. Crime around sites is no higher, and in some cases lower, than in the rest of the city. Only someone unwilling to look at the evidence would call this a failed experiment.”
More: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/no-fail...
More: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/no-fail...
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Trump is shifting into Duterte mode — an autocrat he has admired for years. He killed up to 30,000 Filipinos during his term and they’re still flush with drugs.
Trump: "If you notice, every country that has the death penalty has no drug problem. They execute drug dealers. And when you think about it, it's very humane, because every drug dealer on average they say kills at least 500 people ... I don't know if our country is ready for it. I am ready for it."
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump is shifting into Duterte mode — an autocrat he has admired for years. He killed up to 30,000 Filipinos during his term and they’re still flush with drugs.
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this decision will be disastrous
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis has written AG Pam Bondi to ask that the feds shut down both of OnPoint's locations in NYC along with any other overdose prevention sites operating in the US.
abc7ny.com/post/preside... #DrugWar #DrugPolicy #HarmReduction
abc7ny.com/post/preside... #DrugWar #DrugPolicy #HarmReduction
President Trump asked to shut down safe injection sites operating in New York City
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis sent a letter to the newly confirmed attorney general, asking her to shut down both locations in New York City along with any others that have opened across the countr...
abc7ny.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
this decision will be disastrous
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Please support the breakdown if you can. One of the best political podcasts in #abpoli, holding the powerful to account. Now they’re trying to shut him down. He will be off the air, hopefully temporarily.
www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-lega...
www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-lega...
Donate to Legal Defense Fund, organized by Nate Pike
Hi, my name is Nate Pike and I host the Alberta Politics Podcast, The Breakdown.
And I need your help… Nate Pike needs your support for Legal Defense Fund
www.gofundme.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Please support the breakdown if you can. One of the best political podcasts in #abpoli, holding the powerful to account. Now they’re trying to shut him down. He will be off the air, hopefully temporarily.
www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-lega...
www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-lega...
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This is horrible! The bullies may have won this battle, but they will not win the war. Justice will prevail. Corruption will not stand.
February 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is horrible! The bullies may have won this battle, but they will not win the war. Justice will prevail. Corruption will not stand.
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F🤬 the UCP! They are trying to shut down @thebreakdownab.bsky.social.
Why is that? Because Nate has presented the truth.
If you are able, give to Nate & his partner. If you already have, 🙏 do it again.
Don’t let these f🔥cking traitors win. 😤
💰 gofund.me/67d2fc62
👉Also, join the abresistance.ca
Why is that? Because Nate has presented the truth.
If you are able, give to Nate & his partner. If you already have, 🙏 do it again.
Don’t let these f🔥cking traitors win. 😤
💰 gofund.me/67d2fc62
👉Also, join the abresistance.ca
Donate to Legal Defense Fund, organized by Nate Pike
Hi, my name is Nate Pike and I host the Alberta Politics Podcast, The Breakdown.
And I need your help… Nate Pike needs your support for Legal Defense Fund
gofund.me
February 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
F🤬 the UCP! They are trying to shut down @thebreakdownab.bsky.social.
Why is that? Because Nate has presented the truth.
If you are able, give to Nate & his partner. If you already have, 🙏 do it again.
Don’t let these f🔥cking traitors win. 😤
💰 gofund.me/67d2fc62
👉Also, join the abresistance.ca
Why is that? Because Nate has presented the truth.
If you are able, give to Nate & his partner. If you already have, 🙏 do it again.
Don’t let these f🔥cking traitors win. 😤
💰 gofund.me/67d2fc62
👉Also, join the abresistance.ca
Edmonton - please be careful. The extreme cold and risk of OD are a horrendous combo. Let’s take care of each other.
February 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Edmonton - please be careful. The extreme cold and risk of OD are a horrendous combo. Let’s take care of each other.
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Fentanyl cannot get into your system unless you ingest it. “Fentanyl exposure” is not a thing. If the police don’t know basic chemistry or physics then they probably should stop cosplaying as experts on toxicology
Two officers end up in the hospital after accidental drug exposure
www.ottawapolice.ca
February 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Fentanyl cannot get into your system unless you ingest it. “Fentanyl exposure” is not a thing. If the police don’t know basic chemistry or physics then they probably should stop cosplaying as experts on toxicology
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For those interested in the full statement of claim submitted by Mentzelopoulos, City News (Toronto) has published it in entirety here:
Statement of Claim (Mentzelopoulos)
[FILED] Statement of Claim (Mentzelopoulos) 2025.02.12
www.scribd.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
For those interested in the full statement of claim submitted by Mentzelopoulos, City News (Toronto) has published it in entirety here:
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and I think that we have to acknowledge that we failed to take care of each other in a time of pandemic and crisis and that we are not okay
and people are trying to be okay
bsky.app/profile/kwar...
and people are trying to be okay
bsky.app/profile/kwar...
“We have this whole false idea that most addiction is about seeking excess pleasure but in fact most addiction is about trying to be okay,” @maiasz.bsky.social said. “If we want to have less addiction & less harm associated with it, we have to improve people's lives.”
www.salon.com/2025/01/27/a...
www.salon.com/2025/01/27/a...
Addiction treatment often overlooks trauma. That's a major hurdle in stopping the overdose crisis
Trauma is one of the biggest risk factors for addiction — but trauma-centered treatments are lacking
www.salon.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
and I think that we have to acknowledge that we failed to take care of each other in a time of pandemic and crisis and that we are not okay
and people are trying to be okay
bsky.app/profile/kwar...
and people are trying to be okay
bsky.app/profile/kwar...
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Signifiant and widespread changes are coming to AISH eligibility.
The UCP announcement was primarily spin, we need to understand what’s coming and what wasn’t said.
Join us online Wednesday at 7pm.
#alberta #disability #AISH
The UCP announcement was primarily spin, we need to understand what’s coming and what wasn’t said.
Join us online Wednesday at 7pm.
#alberta #disability #AISH
AISH Town Hall
www.albertasfuture.ca
February 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Signifiant and widespread changes are coming to AISH eligibility.
The UCP announcement was primarily spin, we need to understand what’s coming and what wasn’t said.
Join us online Wednesday at 7pm.
#alberta #disability #AISH
The UCP announcement was primarily spin, we need to understand what’s coming and what wasn’t said.
Join us online Wednesday at 7pm.
#alberta #disability #AISH
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The gap between First Nations and non-First Nations life expectancy in Alberta is 19 years, and wider now than any other point on record. This is a provincial and national emergency. #ableg
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/f...
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/f...
February 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The gap between First Nations and non-First Nations life expectancy in Alberta is 19 years, and wider now than any other point on record. This is a provincial and national emergency. #ableg
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/f...
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/f...