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Tara Gomes @taragomes.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Our new study on outcomes among people accessing #SaferOpioidSupply is out in @thelancetph.bsky.social. This study builds on work published previously across the country reinforcing the real-world benefits of #SOS and highlighting important comparisons with methadone. 🧵

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Zoë Dodd @zoedodd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

If you live in Ontario near any of the closed supervised consumption sites we need you to get trained in overdose response. Yesterday a colleague found someone overdosed in a door way, tried to revive them but they were already dead.

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Zoë Dodd @zoedodd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

In the past two weeks 5 people from the south riverdale community here in Toronto have overdosed and died. That’s only who we know. Some neighbours, columnists, politicians rallied to close supervised consumption sites & safe supply -our communities not theirs are dying en masse. I feel 💔.

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Ward 2 Hamilton @ward2hamilton.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Listening to experts matters. Thanks to the insights from @gilliankolla.bsky.social and Salwa Musa about the successes of the Consumption and Treatment Site (CTS) run by Hamilton Urban Core. It saved lives and gave people hope. Shameful that the current Provincial government shut it down. #HamOnt

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

yeah the "investigation" and the leaked document are not about diversion but about pharmacies DEFRAUDING MSP by EXPLOITING the POVERTY of DRUG USERS this article is some hot garbage www.timescolonist.com/local-news/d...

timescolonist.com

Diversion of prescribed opioids ‘out of control’: B.C. doctor

More than 60 pharmacies have allegedly offered incentives to encourage doctors and patients to use their services to maximize their dispensing fees

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Look at what was taken in “sweeps” of homeless encampments. projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

massive investment in accessible social housing to guarantee homes for all is the solution to mass homelessness substance use and psychiatric injury are CONSEQUENCES of housing deprivation, not causes people become homeless because the RENT IS TOO HIGH theconversation.com/why-involunt...

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Why involuntary medical admission and treatment won’t solve homelessness

The arguments made by advocates for involuntary medical admissions and treatment aren’t supported by science.

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alex @unfinishedlines.club · 10/11/2024

still a work in progress, but for folks migrating over from twitter involved in drug policy, harm reduction and drug posting I have created a few things! First up, starter pack - WIP go.bsky.app/NS9aimz

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Gillian Kolla @gilliankolla.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

My colleagues and I wrote a piece on the evidence for safer supply programs, that also explores why the mounting body of research documenting the positive outcomes from safer supply programs is being ignored. nationalpost.com/opinion/coun...

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Counterpoint: The evidence shows that safer supply drug programs work

Our research found that people receiving safer supply experienced fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits. This can't be ignored

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

I don't think I've ever talked on Bluesky about why I hate the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl. Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 07/10/2023

ICYMI: Part 1 blew open the commercial interests of a cohort of ON/AB/BC addiction doctors advocating against safe supply. Part 2 details the kind of money we're talking about when we discuss "billing" by doctors at private addiction clinics. www.drugdatadecoded.ca/p/part-2-mee...

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Part 2 - Meet the physicians stonewalling safe supply

Where there's smoke: reaching deeper into commercial interests of physician signatories to an open letter blasting safe supply.

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Gillian Kolla @gilliankolla.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

Hey folks, I'm new around here, if you are one of my friends IRL or in the bad place, drop me a quick line so I can follow you here? Thanks!

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