Any Positive Change CA SSP
@anypositivechange.bsky.social
We are a non-profit California Authorized Syringe Service Program.
Radical love and empowerment for People Who Use Drugs. Come visit us on Facebook also at https://www.facebook.com/AnyPositiveChangeLakeCo?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Radical love and empowerment for People Who Use Drugs. Come visit us on Facebook also at https://www.facebook.com/AnyPositiveChangeLakeCo?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Every day, families lose loved ones to overdose. In honor of their lives, families are urging Trump & Congress to prioritize health-based solutions that save lives & provide the care people urgently need. Sign to join them & demand health over punishment: engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/famil...
Families With Loved Ones Lost to Overdose Call on Trump and Congress to Prioritize Health over Punishment
Join our letter urging Trump and lawmakers to oppose more punishment and instead embrace lifesaving health responses to the overdose crisis.
engage.drugpolicy.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Every day, families lose loved ones to overdose. In honor of their lives, families are urging Trump & Congress to prioritize health-based solutions that save lives & provide the care people urgently need. Sign to join them & demand health over punishment: engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/famil...
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The original Department of Education was founded after the Civil War. It was an integral part of the effort to educate American Freedmen, the formerly enslaved.
Trump is not just trying to undo The Civil Rights era, he is trying to undo Reconstruction.
A new golden age of capitalist enslavement.
Trump is not just trying to undo The Civil Rights era, he is trying to undo Reconstruction.
A new golden age of capitalist enslavement.
March 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The original Department of Education was founded after the Civil War. It was an integral part of the effort to educate American Freedmen, the formerly enslaved.
Trump is not just trying to undo The Civil Rights era, he is trying to undo Reconstruction.
A new golden age of capitalist enslavement.
Trump is not just trying to undo The Civil Rights era, he is trying to undo Reconstruction.
A new golden age of capitalist enslavement.
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President Trump signed an executive order that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” Attempts to shutter the Department of Education are congressionally unlikely and legally questionable. theemancipator.org/2025/03/19/s...
Our children are not pawns in Trump’s authoritarian power grab
The president’s efforts threaten to roll back the U.S. education landscape to a Jim Crow-era, apartheid state
theemancipator.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
President Trump signed an executive order that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” Attempts to shutter the Department of Education are congressionally unlikely and legally questionable. theemancipator.org/2025/03/19/s...
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🚨🚨🚨“Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts. Dr Lucica Ditiu (head of the Stop TB Partnership), said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form.”🚨🚨🚨
USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’
Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🚨🚨🚨“Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts. Dr Lucica Ditiu (head of the Stop TB Partnership), said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form.”🚨🚨🚨
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When you cut this many people off from HIV treatment, drug resistance will develop and a formerly manageable pandemic will erupt once again.
Trump & Musk are lying—PEPFAR funding has not been restored. Millions of lives hang in the balance, including people cut off mid-HIV treatment.
Fired workers & activists staged a “die-in” to protest this deadly betrayal.
“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats…”
Fired workers & activists staged a “die-in” to protest this deadly betrayal.
“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats…”
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When you cut this many people off from HIV treatment, drug resistance will develop and a formerly manageable pandemic will erupt once again.
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@carlynzwaren.bsky.social i just finished reading this piece of yours and wanted to tell you how beautifully you write. thank you for all the work you’re doing, it’s inspiring 🙏🏻
The Cost of a Stay at a Shelter Hotel | The Local
Temporarily housing homeless people in hotels was supposed to protect them during the pandemic. Why are residents overdosing and dying in the isolation of their own rooms?
thelocal.to
March 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Thank you, @clairezagorski.bsky.social ❣️
Surviving an overdose can be excruciating. New research suggests it doesn’t have to be
Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose
www.salon.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Thank you, @clairezagorski.bsky.social ❣️
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The centrist Social Democratic Party earned record low results, with 16 percent, and Green Party centrists lost a significant number of votes. U.S. Democrats must learn from their mistakes, and take notes from Germany’s left-wing party, the only party to dramatically exceed expectations on Sunday. 💜
Grow a Spine: Democrats Have a Lot to Learn From the German Left
The German elections show we don’t need to moderate fascism, we need to oppose it.
theintercept.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The centrist Social Democratic Party earned record low results, with 16 percent, and Green Party centrists lost a significant number of votes. U.S. Democrats must learn from their mistakes, and take notes from Germany’s left-wing party, the only party to dramatically exceed expectations on Sunday. 💜
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Do gun manufacturers in the United States bear responsibility for thousands of murders by drug trafficking organizations in Mexico? The Mexican government is suing companies for $10 billion in damages. The outcome could have dramatic implications for US-Mexico relations and the drug war. 💜
Mexico's Lawsuit Against US Gunmakers Reaches Supreme Court
Arguments begin March 4. The case pertains to drug trafficking-related violence in Mexico, with big implications for US-Mexico relations.
filtermag.org
February 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Do gun manufacturers in the United States bear responsibility for thousands of murders by drug trafficking organizations in Mexico? The Mexican government is suing companies for $10 billion in damages. The outcome could have dramatic implications for US-Mexico relations and the drug war. 💜
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Absurdity knows no bounds. Our communities are painfully aware that police can be found guilty of gross and routine misconduct, abuse, and violence against the communities tasked to protect and serve and still have the audacity to request and be granted more resources to continue harmful behavior 💜
“The absurdity knows no bounds,” responds one local advocate.
“What the community is saying is, they do not feel safe with Trenton police—hard stop,” says another, calling for "more investments in community-led crisis alternatives."
Alexander Lekhtman reports:
“What the community is saying is, they do not feel safe with Trenton police—hard stop,” says another, calling for "more investments in community-led crisis alternatives."
Alexander Lekhtman reports:
After Police Abuse Findings, Trenton Mayor Wants More Police Funding
The response to a damning DOJ investigation includes seeking to hire more cops. Advocates have other ideas to invest in public safety.
filtermag.org
March 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Absurdity knows no bounds. Our communities are painfully aware that police can be found guilty of gross and routine misconduct, abuse, and violence against the communities tasked to protect and serve and still have the audacity to request and be granted more resources to continue harmful behavior 💜
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None of this would have been possible without our strong peer as a lot of people who are running recovery centers, a lot of people who are in recovery, but also a lot of harm reductionists. A lot of people have shifted their very recovery-focused work to look at harm reduction. ❤
Inside Rhode Island’s Pioneering Overdose Prevention Center
Filter sits down for an extensive interview with the co-director of the nation's first state-sanctioned OPC, which just began operations.
filtermag.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
None of this would have been possible without our strong peer as a lot of people who are running recovery centers, a lot of people who are in recovery, but also a lot of harm reductionists. A lot of people have shifted their very recovery-focused work to look at harm reduction. ❤
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Restricting the supply of safer smoking supplies will force more drug users to share supplies, leading to the spread of diseases, and cause people to smoke less and inject more. Some studies suggest that injecting fentanyl results in a higher risk of overdose than smoking. 🩵
Mayor Daniel Lurie is going after a new target in S.F.’s drug crisis: Free pipes and foil
Mayor Daniel Lurie is going after a new target in S.F.’s drug crisis: Free pipes and foil
www.sfchronicle.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Restricting the supply of safer smoking supplies will force more drug users to share supplies, leading to the spread of diseases, and cause people to smoke less and inject more. Some studies suggest that injecting fentanyl results in a higher risk of overdose than smoking. 🩵
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More police raids and arrests in Thailand have targeted both sales and personal possession of nicotine vapes.
Harm reduction advocate Asa Saligupta is on a committee presenting legalization recommendations to lawmakers today.
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
Harm reduction advocate Asa Saligupta is on a committee presenting legalization recommendations to lawmakers today.
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vape Possession. Is There Hope?
As law enforcement raids sweep a country which has had total prohibition for over a decade, harm reduction advocates haven't given up.
filtermag.org
March 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
More police raids and arrests in Thailand have targeted both sales and personal possession of nicotine vapes.
Harm reduction advocate Asa Saligupta is on a committee presenting legalization recommendations to lawmakers today.
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
Harm reduction advocate Asa Saligupta is on a committee presenting legalization recommendations to lawmakers today.
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
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In Thailand, arresting those that use nicotine vapes. Weirdoes.
More police raids and arrests in Thailand have targeted both sales and personal possession of nicotine vapes.
Harm reduction advocate Asa Saligupta is on a committee presenting legalization recommendations to lawmakers today.
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
Harm reduction advocate Asa Saligupta is on a committee presenting legalization recommendations to lawmakers today.
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vape Possession. Is There Hope?
As law enforcement raids sweep a country which has had total prohibition for over a decade, harm reduction advocates haven't given up.
filtermag.org
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In Thailand, arresting those that use nicotine vapes. Weirdoes.
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"[T]he purpose is a combination of designating fentanyl cartels as terrorist organizations and [.] conducting military operations in Mexico and Canada."
"[I]t will be used domestically as justification for rounding up homeless encampments and deporting drug users."
#drugsky @marisakabas.bsky.social
"[I]t will be used domestically as justification for rounding up homeless encampments and deporting drug users."
#drugsky @marisakabas.bsky.social
Trump to declare “illicit” fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"[T]he purpose is a combination of designating fentanyl cartels as terrorist organizations and [.] conducting military operations in Mexico and Canada."
"[I]t will be used domestically as justification for rounding up homeless encampments and deporting drug users."
#drugsky @marisakabas.bsky.social
"[I]t will be used domestically as justification for rounding up homeless encampments and deporting drug users."
#drugsky @marisakabas.bsky.social
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We're seeing people with mental health & substance use issues cut off from care due to cost, waitlists, & lack of options. To create thriving communities, we need solutions: healthcare, housing, & treatment access. Learn how we move from crisis to care: drugpolicy.org/resource/rep... #drugsky
March 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We're seeing people with mental health & substance use issues cut off from care due to cost, waitlists, & lack of options. To create thriving communities, we need solutions: healthcare, housing, & treatment access. Learn how we move from crisis to care: drugpolicy.org/resource/rep... #drugsky
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📢 #HR25Bogotá Speaker Announcement 📢
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
March 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢 #HR25Bogotá Speaker Announcement 📢
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
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❤️🔥Great meeting last night of the ORCA LEAB, which I co-facilitate with 2 fantastic colleagues, which brings the insights/ experiences of people w lived experience of OD in Seattle to creating an OD recovery center❤️ ~ alt to ED for post OD where MOUD and #harmreduction services will be available.✨
March 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
❤️🔥Great meeting last night of the ORCA LEAB, which I co-facilitate with 2 fantastic colleagues, which brings the insights/ experiences of people w lived experience of OD in Seattle to creating an OD recovery center❤️ ~ alt to ED for post OD where MOUD and #harmreduction services will be available.✨
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An article I've written about the unfortunate occurrence of drug exceptionalism in some harm reduction circles, where drugs like marijuana or psychedelics are elevated while drugs like methamphetamine or crack cocaine are looked down upon.
#harmreduction #drugpolicy #health #drugs #opioids […]
#harmreduction #drugpolicy #health #drugs #opioids […]
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me.dm
March 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
An article I've written about the unfortunate occurrence of drug exceptionalism in some harm reduction circles, where drugs like marijuana or psychedelics are elevated while drugs like methamphetamine or crack cocaine are looked down upon.
#harmreduction #drugpolicy #health #drugs #opioids […]
#harmreduction #drugpolicy #health #drugs #opioids […]
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Just out in #HarmReductionJournal: another article from our realist review of international evidence on overdose prevention centres (AKA drug consumption rooms, supervised injecting facilities), showing how and for whom they work #harmreduction #OPCPrep 1/7 links.springernature.com/f/a/hWOfNJIE...
March 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just out in #HarmReductionJournal: another article from our realist review of international evidence on overdose prevention centres (AKA drug consumption rooms, supervised injecting facilities), showing how and for whom they work #harmreduction #OPCPrep 1/7 links.springernature.com/f/a/hWOfNJIE...
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Anyone interested in doing a story on the wrongful termination of 5 peer support workers? Message me. #harmreduction #peersupport
March 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Anyone interested in doing a story on the wrongful termination of 5 peer support workers? Message me. #harmreduction #peersupport
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1/8 🚨US TARIFFS WON'T STOP DRUG CRISIS🚨
As global trade war escalates over Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada, the justification—stopping "deadly fentanyl"—rests on a fundamental fallacy about America's overdose epidemic that kills 84,000 people annually.
#DrugPolicy #Tariffs #Fentanyl
#TradeWar
As global trade war escalates over Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada, the justification—stopping "deadly fentanyl"—rests on a fundamental fallacy about America's overdose epidemic that kills 84,000 people annually.
#DrugPolicy #Tariffs #Fentanyl
#TradeWar
March 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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"[L]aw enforcement-related drug seizures are associated with increases in nearby opioid-related overdose deaths immediately following the police actions."
"[E]levated risk persisted for seven days."
#harmreduction #sanfrancisco #california
@badlin.bsky.social @filtermag.bsky.social
"[E]levated risk persisted for seven days."
#harmreduction #sanfrancisco #california
@badlin.bsky.social @filtermag.bsky.social
SFPD Drug Seizures “Significantly” Linked to Fatal Overdose, Data Show
New federally funded research examining drug policing and overdose data out of San Francisco suggests that law enforcement-related drug seizures ...
filtermag.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"[L]aw enforcement-related drug seizures are associated with increases in nearby opioid-related overdose deaths immediately following the police actions."
"[E]levated risk persisted for seven days."
#harmreduction #sanfrancisco #california
@badlin.bsky.social @filtermag.bsky.social
"[E]levated risk persisted for seven days."
#harmreduction #sanfrancisco #california
@badlin.bsky.social @filtermag.bsky.social