Jessie Dunleavy
@jessiedunleavy.bsky.social
Champion for drug policy reform. Author, Activist. Memoir - Cover My Dreams in Ink - the story of an individual, a message universal: Human Rights.
If the US can't consider going the route of Portugal, then implement ALL safe use strategies. Naloxone, good. Drug testing, usually good. Clean syringes, good but risk of arrest. Overdose Prevention Sites, hair on fire! Why split the baby in half?
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Portugal’s drug decriminalisation
Discover how Portugal’s compassionate drug policy transforms lives and sets a new global standard for treating addiction as a public health issue
euroweeklynews.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If the US can't consider going the route of Portugal, then implement ALL safe use strategies. Naloxone, good. Drug testing, usually good. Clean syringes, good but risk of arrest. Overdose Prevention Sites, hair on fire! Why split the baby in half?
euroweeklynews.com/2025/02/02/p...
euroweeklynews.com/2025/02/02/p...
My new blog post:
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Righting Some of the Wrongs — Jessie Dunleavy
In his final hours, President Biden commuted sentences for nearly 2,500 victims of the failed war on drugs—non-violent drug offenders who have suffered years unjustly imprisoned thanks to old policies...
www.jessiedunleavy.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My new blog post:
www.jessiedunleavy.com/blog/2025/1/...
www.jessiedunleavy.com/blog/2025/1/...
We hear of declines in US overdose deaths, but the annual death toll still exceeds 100,000 (a line crossed in 2021 to our horror). Continuing to hold the world record by a long shot, the US faces a crisis worthy of every intervention proven to save lives.
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/us...
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/us...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Remain Higher Than in Other Countries — Trend-Tracking and Harm-Reduction Policies Could Help
Compared with other countries, the U.S. approach to reducing overdose deaths is fragmented and inadequate.
www.commonwealthfund.org
January 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We hear of declines in US overdose deaths, but the annual death toll still exceeds 100,000 (a line crossed in 2021 to our horror). Continuing to hold the world record by a long shot, the US faces a crisis worthy of every intervention proven to save lives.
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/us...
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/us...
The slight but hopeful decline in overdose deaths is due to harm reduction initiatives. If we want to see a significant decrease we need the full array. Stand tall and do what’s right.
powerful feature on how law enforcement in Texas is preventing harm reduction strategies from saving lives www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on...
How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose Disaster
A mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.
www.texasobserver.org
January 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The slight but hopeful decline in overdose deaths is due to harm reduction initiatives. If we want to see a significant decrease we need the full array. Stand tall and do what’s right.
The small improvements we have made in saving lives could all be reversed. PLEASE let's not go backwards.
The great @maiasz.bsky.social on how RFK Jr.’s anti-science bias could kill many more than just victims of childhood diseases. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
Opinion | What Kennedy’s Approach to Addiction Gets Wrong
America can’t go backward on drug policy.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The small improvements we have made in saving lives could all be reversed. PLEASE let's not go backwards.
Decline OD deaths for white people, sharp increase for Blacks. Greater availability of medication has saved lives, but only 1 in 7 have access. Blacks are more likely than whites to be arrested for the same behavior, and Incarceration significantly raises the risk of OD. Health care not punishment!
Opinion | Why Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping for Some, Rising for Others
Drug overdose deaths are finally declining. But it’s going to take work to keep this trend going.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Decline OD deaths for white people, sharp increase for Blacks. Greater availability of medication has saved lives, but only 1 in 7 have access. Blacks are more likely than whites to be arrested for the same behavior, and Incarceration significantly raises the risk of OD. Health care not punishment!
I can barely stand to listen to the news (just now on MSNBC, Chris Hayes) on overdose deaths, why they’ve gone down, and other details. They have none of it right. How can we ever overcome this insidiousness absent facts? Why the disconnect even among open-minded
reporters?
reporters?
November 27, 2024 at 1:37 AM
I can barely stand to listen to the news (just now on MSNBC, Chris Hayes) on overdose deaths, why they’ve gone down, and other details. They have none of it right. How can we ever overcome this insidiousness absent facts? Why the disconnect even among open-minded
reporters?
reporters?
Reposted by Jessie Dunleavy
Reposted by Jessie Dunleavy
It's like the onion predicted their takeover of Infowars a year and a half ago
November 20, 2024 at 4:00 AM
It's like the onion predicted their takeover of Infowars a year and a half ago
Reposted by Jessie Dunleavy
Rampant housing discrimination for people with OUD in S. Florida: 16% allowed residents to be on buprenorphine unconditionally, 31% allowed bupe with dose limitations, and 53% completely prohibit being on bupe.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Limited acceptance of buprenorphine in recovery residences in South Florida: A secret shopper survey
Buprenorphine is a first-line treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), essential for reducing opioid overdose mortality and improving treatment retent…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Rampant housing discrimination for people with OUD in S. Florida: 16% allowed residents to be on buprenorphine unconditionally, 31% allowed bupe with dose limitations, and 53% completely prohibit being on bupe.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Jessie Dunleavy
Clearly written article underscores the need to get the balance right when it comes to regulating vaping.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill | Martha Gill
Bans and taxes on the most popular and effective aid for giving up smoking could lead to a major health crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Do we want to grow our world-record prison population? Do we want to sweep up the innocent with mandatory minimum sentences? Do we want to tie the hands of those who consider individual circumstances in determining penalties? If 'no' -- then 'no' to DIH laws. #EndTheDrugWar #endoverdose
November 23, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Do we want to grow our world-record prison population? Do we want to sweep up the innocent with mandatory minimum sentences? Do we want to tie the hands of those who consider individual circumstances in determining penalties? If 'no' -- then 'no' to DIH laws. #EndTheDrugWar #endoverdose
They said, "Maryland will be considering a pilot program for 6 sites." Fact is, "Maryland has rejected this precise pilot program for 6 years." #StandUp4HumanRights
Supervised illegal drug use in NYC could serve as model for Baltimore
Baltimore officials and some state lawmakers are embracing what some call a radical approach to address opioids, 11 News Investigates has learned.
www.wbaltv.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM
They said, "Maryland will be considering a pilot program for 6 sites." Fact is, "Maryland has rejected this precise pilot program for 6 years." #StandUp4HumanRights