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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Wore my national coalition to librate methadone shirt @methadonelib.bsky.social to the grocery store today and one of the ppl working stopped read it closely then told me that methadone saved her daughter’s life twice. 💕 Happy to be in addiction medicine + advocate for increased access to methadone

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

At the NYC AIDS Memorial with fellow advocates speaking out against Medicaid cuts and the continued threats to HIV funding and ours trans siblings. #healthisprimary #sevendaysofaction

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Reminder: You can donate money here to the commissary funds of detainees at Delaney Hall so they can access necessities and call family. GiveButter.com/commissaryfund

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Commissary and Communication Fund

Help someone detained afford basic food and necessities they are being denied

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Andrea Ritchie @dreanyc123.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

NYC Healthcare workers come through for a training by Minneapolis health care workers on how to navigate ICE presence in healthcare settings! Sunday June 7, Queens #ICEoutofNYC

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 21/05/2026

If you're someone who relies on Medicaid or you have family members/loved ones who rely on Medicaid, and you're interested in the most effective ways to talk about the vital program? This is also for you

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

In case it isn’t obvious, evidence-based overdose prevention tools still save lives no matter how much this administration lies in order to increase drug harms and kill people who use drugs

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Excited to share the RFP for liberate methadone's 2nd conference if you want to host. The first was a smashing success of methadone activists, advocates, clinicians, policymakers and ppl who use drugs. www.liberatemethadone.org/conference @liberatemethadone.bsky.social @methadonelib.bsky.social

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Conference

Coming soon to a city near you ↙️ Over two years later, and we still hear about the impact from our inaugural event. NCLM is excited to announce that planning has begun to bring our Liberating Methad...

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 14/01/2026

We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs... If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Absolutely shameful. Among peer nations, the US is an outlier. Calls for universal health care are characterized in this country as extremist vs what every human being deserves.

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Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A terrible decision.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The CDC has discontinued its surveillance program or food borne dz caused by As you friendly infectious disease physician, I regret to inform you that this decision is bad news for your food safety. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Check out our new article on why people who use fentanyl may be intentionally seeking out xylazine. Thanks Katie Hill for this important work! @yaleadm.bsky.social “Everybody’s Liking It”—Intentional Use of Xylazine in Fentanyl Among People Who Use Drugs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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“Everybody’s Liking It”—Intentional Use of Xylazine in Fentanyl Among People Who Use Drugs

Background: Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, is increasingly found in the unregulated fentanyl supply. Researchers and public health officials have generally characterized this substance as an ...

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Natalie (prev “NanouTheNomad”) @drnataliestahl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I just.... can't express how disgusted and hopeless and exhausted I feel at the notion of my tax dollars going to criminalize and incarcerate my unhoused patients intead of - supporting affordable housing - services for people with mental illness and disabilities - or even opening shelters

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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine @yaleadm.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Per a recent study from Ontario, "prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone both lead to better health outcomes among patients who use opioids." Says @drkimsue.bsky.social in conversation with @medscape.com, "this is a very promising finding." Read more: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

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Safer Opioid Supply, Methadone Effective Treatment Options

Patients who use opioids have better results but higher discontinuation rates with methadone than with safer opioid supply, according to a new study.

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

A must-read. All of us in addiction medicine have seen the devastating consequences of staph aureus bacteremia. A reminder of the importance of educating our patients who use drugs on harm reduction (sterile equipment, not sharing works, cleaning skin every time w/alcohol swabs, washing hands).

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

New @science.org Hedonic eating (eating for pleasure, not need) is mediated by dopamine neurons (in the brain ventral segmental area, VTA) and they are antagonized by GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide, leading to weight loss www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Hedonic eating is controlled by dopamine neurons that oppose GLP-1R satiety

Hedonic eating is defined as food consumption driven by palatability without physiological need. However, neural control of palatable food intake is poorly understood. We discovered that hedonic eatin...

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Exciting to see the overdose prevention center pilot bill move out of the Public Health Committee in Connecticut, much more work to be done (!) Read more about @amersa.org position statement on overdose prevention centers here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Medicaid is the largest source of insurance for addiction treatment. Easily the single greatest policy change to actually make a difference in our overdose crisis has been Medicaid/Medicare guaranteeing coverage for medical treatment of addiction. Any reduction in coverage will lead to more deaths.

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Cutting Medicaid could worsen overdose deaths — and erase recent progress in treating addiction

Reducing funding to the largest payer for addiction services could pose major setbacks for those battling drug use

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Today! Pls join us @yaleadm.bsky.social. Especially relevant to hear Dr. Lasco's comments on the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court for charges of murder as a crime against humanity.

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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine @yaleadm.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A new study suggests xylazine is spreading to the U.S.-Mexico border area. Says @drkimsue.bsky.social, harm reduction strategies to address xylazine exposure are urgently needed + research on prevalence, effects, use patterns, & characteristics of dependence + withdrawal. www.upi.com/Health_News/...

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Evidence of fentanyl cut with tranquilizer xylazine found near U.S.-Mexico border - UPI.com

The presence of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer that is increasingly found mixed with fentanyl in supplies of illegal drugs, is spreading to the U.S.-Mexico border area, according to a study released T...

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

If anyone is able to help out a leader of the National Survivors Union/national drug users union, please consider donating to assist our friend and leader in the harm reduction movement Robert. And pls share 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/assist-rob...

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Thank you for donating to Assist Robert: Fund Rebekah's Last Farewell

<div>Hello, my name is Robert and this has to be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Please allow me to introduce <strong>Rebekah Ann Dais</strong>, a young woman 39 years old, whose life h...

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We’re hiring an experienced attorney to help further our work fighting pregnancy-related prosecutions! pregnancyjustice.bamboohr.com/careers/44?s...

Pregnancy Justice job posting for a senior staff attorney. Full-time, hybrid job based in NYC. Salary range $163,125 - $169,833. 12-15 years of experience in criminal or family defense.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I love this photo that @melissabender.bsky.social captured of me at the #standupforscience rally yesterday in NYC. I wonder if I could make this my official faculty photo lol @jackiantonovich.bsky.social @kimberlywheiman.bsky.social @archaeoscape.bsky.social @sarahruncie.bsky.social

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 05/03/2025

A serious challenge to Grants Pass, a potential huge win for unhoused people, and a great example of leveraging ADA protections so I'm sure conservatives will get their knickers in a twist over it.

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First-of-its kind court order halts sweep of California homeless camp

This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless camps in California and beyond.

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Texas is experiencing a measles outbreak. Here’s why measles is a disease you don’t want to mess with ⬇️ 🧵1/7

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The community note 🤌😘

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Tamara Oyola Santiago @flordepascua.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Follow @bronxmovil.bsky.social and check out their website at www.bronxmovil.org (en español). #harmreduction saves lives #drugsky #lareducciòndedaños salva vidas

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Bronx Móvil

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 14/02/2025

Got some time on your hands? Make this tipline useless. I used to work for CFPB. Do me a solid and make sure to give this man hell

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Harm reduction is love in action. Shower love 💕 on your local harm reduction and syringe 💉 service programs. They’re out every day saving lives 😍

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It’s going to be a long and dangerous four years ahead + massive long-standing consequences for public health and medicine. I will be organizing and fighting for all, prioritizing the most structurally vulnerable groups.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on The Staggering Success of Vaccines www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

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See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Egg prices in the U.S. will remain high so long as the #birdflu #H5N1 outbreak is not under control. Ignoring outbreaks does not magically make them disappear. Pass it on.

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Really important piece by @stahlidarity.bsky.social on the urgent and pressing need for more methadone access in the US featuring drug user health activists Nick Voyles and Caty Simon of @methadonelib.bsky.social - www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Will Congress ever “liberate” methadone?

Drug user activists are teaming up with doctors and legislators to upend a degrading clinic system.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/02/2025

I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS. I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Time to disobey hospital bureaucrats to protect our patients

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This feels like we’re living in every episode of the twilight zone at once

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Oppose RFK. Flood Senate offices with calls from now until the end of the week. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected. These are key Senators to target and if you live in these states please call their offices.

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Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Kassandra Frederique and I talked to USA Today about fentanyl and the border. Opioid overdose is a public health crisis that demands harm reduction sustainable funding as well as the expansion of methadone not by blaming immigration or fueling xenophobia. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

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Fentanyl killed their kids, and they're desperate for change. Can Trump help?

Families torn apart by fentanyl use are putting their faith in Trump’s promise to crack down on border control and illegal immigration. But will it work?

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I had a lot of people asking me so I wrote an explainer: Here's how you can help the incarcerated firefighter battling the blazes in Southern California this week: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A. wildfires

The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons.

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Harlemj11 🐢🐢🐢 @harlemj11.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

This is just devastating Y’all Altadena was one of the few areas African-Americans could buy in during the redlining era Whole neighborhoods of black equity and wealth gone

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