Reposted by Narcotica Podcasttroy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · 11/11/2025new episode of Narcotica 131
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 11/11/2025New episode is about the obscene killings of people allegedly running drugs in boats. The crew speaks with Ioan Grillo about why this is happening and what can be done. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, etc. open.spotify.com/episode/42d6...open.spotify.comSpotify – Web Player 042
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 29/10/2025The “war on fentanyl” is actually paving the way for even worse drugs to do even more harm to Americans because that’s how these things have always gone and nobody ever wants to hear that. If you haven’t heard of the Iron Law of Prohibition, now is a great time to look it up! 115643
Reposted by Narcotica Podcastmale to fujoshi transsexual @foxglove.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Once again I say: we need to reintroduce a clean heroin supply into the US as a public health initiative. 1204
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFunny Karate Bear (But Festive) @thedimpsler.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Weird it’s almost like you can’t win a war on drugs because it’s a natural human desire in lots of people to achieve altered consciousness especially when their material conditions suck ass 062
Reposted by Narcotica Podcasttroy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · 31/10/2025New episode of @narcocast.bsky.social is all about AI and psychedelics with Douglas Rushkoff. Probably one of the best interviews I've had all year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFD...youtube.comEpisode 94: The AI Dystopia Acid Test with Douglas RushkoffYouTube video by Narcotica Podcast 152
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Taken together, four proposals under consideration would make the landscape of overdose response more hostile toward people who use drugs.filtermag.orgMA Overdose Bills Signal Push Toward Nalmefene, Civil CommitmentTaken together, four proposals under consideration would make the landscape of overdose response more hostile toward people who use drugs. 052
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastRosalie Genova, LCPC, CCS @rosalie-genova.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Standardized treatment for #substanceuse is always doomed to fail. Standardized treatment for anything is always doomed to fail! Real care does not scale. As long as we keep focusing on "efficiency" or "streamlining" we are not providing real care. #therapistsky #addictionmed #harmreduction 011
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 29/10/2025good piece time.com/7317460/nita...time.comAs the U.S. Cracks Down on Fentanyl, a New Opioid Is EmergingNitazenes, less detectable and sometimes stronger than fentanyl, have been detected across more than a dozen states. 051
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastNational Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 20/10/2025🧵Yet another study has found that life-saving #HarmReduction services reduce hospitalizations. Harm reduction, both as a philosophy & evidence-backed set of approaches to addressing the #OverdoseEpidemic & strengthening public health, saves lives &... bit.ly/HarmReductionReducesHospitalizationsbit.ly 243
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastRosalie Genova, LCPC, CCS @rosalie-genova.bsky.social · 21/10/20252 problems with attributing #substanceuse issues to trauma: 1) A lot of my patients say they have no trauma. Do we really want to keep claiming folks don't know their own experience? 2) It's still pathologizing--it just moves the pathology from the use itself to its (supposed) cause. 032
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastNational Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 21/10/2025🧵 #SexWorkIsWork, & work should be safe. Join us next month for our free webinar, "Sex Work 101," win which we'll share an introduction to sex work through a #HarmReduction lens w/ a focus on addressing stigma people who engage in sex work face. Attendees will explore ways to.. bit.ly/2025SexWork101 131
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 21/10/2025"Delay can mean patients who might have obtained relief will die in unrelieved suffering.” The lawsuit seeks access for disabled or dying Oregonians who can't attend psilocybin service centers. The state is again trying to get it dismissed, reports @jackgorsline.bsky.social:filtermag.orgOregon Trying to Dodge Lawsuit on Dying Patients’ Psilocybin AccessPlaintiffs say excluding disabled and homebound people from psilocybin services violates the ADA. OHA again seeks to get the case dismissed. 074
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 22/10/2025New episode is about tech dystopia and psychedelics with Douglas @rushkoff.com Find it on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, etc. open.spotify.com/episode/7779...open.spotify.comEpisode 94: The AI Dystopia Acid Test with Douglas Rushkoff 041
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastRosalie Genova, LCPC, CCS @rosalie-genova.bsky.social · 01/10/2025What gets called "resistance" in #substanceuse treatment is often in fact non-consent. If someone enters treatment on a mandate--legal, employer, medication-related, etc--they did not consent freely, and it's no surprise if they act like it. 131
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastStephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephen-murray.com · 30/09/2025We seem to be getting a new flood of these stories... I searched all the available info — there is no discussion anywhere of the symptoms the officer allegedly experienced and no bodycam footage on any of the news stories. We can safely say that a wet soggy bag of dope is not going to go airborne. 3164
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 01/10/2025While the 38 experts consulted "broadly agreed in most cases, there were significant differences between those with personal experience of SUD and those without on 10 of the recommendations" for policies around in-hospital drug use. Alison Knopf reports:filtermag.orgIn-Hospital Drug-Use Study Shows Lived Experience Key to Better PoliciesIt sought consensus from 38 experts on how to approach patient drug use. Responses from those with personal SUD history differed in key areas. 086
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastNarcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 29/09/2025New episode with the VA's Beth Dinges! All about veterans and harm reduction, the unique challenges faced and the work still to be done. Find it on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and more. open.spotify.com/episode/5b65...open.spotify.comEpisode 93: Veterans’ Harm Reduction Battle with Beth Dinges 011
Reposted by Narcotica Podcasttroy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · 01/10/2025if they 'review' this like they did acetaminophen, (a word the president can neither say or spell, so he says Tylenol), we are fucked jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-t...jessica.substack.comBREAKING: The Trump Administration is "Reviewing" Abortion PillsThe FDA and HHS just announced their next move in the war against mifepristone 141
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 01/10/2025"Indivior has not taken this action due to safety or efficacy issues,” the company wrote in a letter reviewed by Filter. “Rather, the decision was based on business reasons and shifting our focus to other parts of our business.”filtermag.orgOpvee, High-Profile Overdose Antidote No One Used, Discontinues MarketingIn a letter reviewed by Filter, Indivior said "business reasons," not an AG investigation, caused it to stop promoting the nalmefene product. 043
Reposted by Narcotica Podcastkaren ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 29/09/2025this story is so bad that it begins, "Since the dawn of mankind...." (the story is not just bad. its also stupid, wrong and AHISTORICAL) www.saanichnews.com/news/the-his...saanichnews.comThe history of how an unassuming plant became the root of B.C.’s drug crisisBlack Press Media delves how the opium poppy sprouted into today’s deadly opioid crisis 171
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 25/09/2025The measure - which concerns psilocybin and DMT among other substances, and protects traditional healers - needs 35,000 signatures to make the 2026 ballot. The campaign is encouraged by early responses as well as past polls, reports Kyle Jaeger:filtermag.orgAlaska Campaign to Legalize Psychedelics Is Gathering SignaturesIt aims to get the measure, concerning psilocybin and DMT among others, on the 2026 ballot. Early responses—and polls—have been encouraging. 0123
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Most states don't extend these protections to sexual assault reporting, but Wisconsin wouldn't be the first to do so.filtermag.orgWI May Expand "Good Samaritan" Law to 911 Calls for Sexual AssaultMost states don't extend these protections to sexual assault reporting, but Wisconsin wouldn't be the first to do so. 033
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 29/09/2025New episode with the VA's Beth Dinges! All about veterans and harm reduction, the unique challenges faced and the work still to be done. Find it on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and more. open.spotify.com/episode/5b65...open.spotify.comEpisode 93: Veterans’ Harm Reduction Battle with Beth Dinges 011
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Overdose deaths are the go-to metric for how well drug policy is performing, but those on the ground know that harms from the drug war can include much more than the worst outcomes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH8l...youtube.comEpisode 92: The Drug War’s Invisible Casualties with Sheila VakhariaYouTube video by Narcotica Podcast 000
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 04/09/2025RIP Louise Vincent. Despite so much hardship, she was a tireless voice for others and will be deeply missed. You can hear our conversation from 2023 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG6E...youtube.comEpisode 82: Drug War Activism and the Future of Harm Reduction with Louise VincentYouTube video by Narcotica Podcast 010
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastPrison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 13/08/2025🚨🗞️ JOURNALISTS: As the criminalization of homelessness runs rampant in DC & across the country, it's more important than ever to rely on data to get the story right. Here are some useful resources that can help you to fight through misinformation 🧵 12414
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 29/08/2025New episode with @myharmreduction.bsky.social all about the victims of bad drug policy we don't hear about and how to face the attacks on harm reduction. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, etc. open.spotify.com/episode/2Lzx...open.spotify.comSpotify – Web Player 021
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastLiz Chiarello @lizchiarello.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Loved the opportunity to talk with @narcocast.bsky.social about my new book, Policing Patients! ✨ They do riveting and important work—check them out 142
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 25/05/2025New episode! All about opioids and surveillance capitalism that is now being extended to other medications, including abortion drugs with @lizchiarello.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1SRf...open.spotify.comEpisode 91: Drug Surveillance Won’t Stop at Opioids with Liz ChiarelloNarcotica Podcast · Episode 020
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Shockingly, militarizing the border while gutting social services that help treat addiction is not actually going to stop overdose deaths! When can get we get logical drug policy? @salonnewsroom.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/05/22/t...salon.comTrump’s border war won’t stop overdoses. In fact, it might make things worseIf we want to stop deaths from fentanyl, we must stop the attacks on public health 011
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Most surveyed Sonic Bloom attendees indicated that they test “always” or “most of the time” before using substances. This normalization is encouraging. Yet, “Access is still really difficult for people,” the lead researcher tells Sydney Sauer. The paper suggests a number of ways to improve it:filtermag.orgMusic Festival Attendees Embrace DIY Drug Checking Despite BarriersResearchers provide encouraging evidence of the normalization of personal drug checking in these contexts. But needless obstacles remain. 094
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 27/04/2025we're still kinda new here so tell us who to follow! If we haven't followed you back and you'd like that, let us know. #drugs #harmreduction #podcasts 020
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 26/04/2025here are some nice mushrooms www.salon.com/2025/04/26/w...salon.comWeird, rare mushrooms in Ecuador reveal secrets about life and loss of biodiversityThe real world analog of "Common Side Effects" underscores the loss of biodiversity before we even know what's gone 000
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 26/04/2025"Something begins to take charge of me, an intelligent automatism," Francis Huxley wrote later. His body dissolved into the surroundings, "swimming" rather than walking through space. www.salon.com/2025/04/19/a...salon.comA trip too far: The LSD experience that blew up the Huxley familyHow Britain's most famous intellectual family hit the rocks one intense acid-drenched night in Connecticut 000
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 03/04/2025After the decision was released, there were “five minutes of 'holy shit, we got an injunction,'” Toronto harm reductionist Zoë Dodd tells @godfrey.bsky.social. But that was soon met with the stark reality of continued funding restraints:filtermag.orgDespite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario ShutdownAfter “five minutes of 'holy shit, we got an injunction,'” a Toronto advocate tells Filter, the reality of funding constraints set in. 02012
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastFilter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 07/04/2025People found with 40 grams or less will be evaluated by a multidisciplinary team and may be referred to treatment. It isn't clear what happens if they don't want to go.filtermag.orgIn Brazil, Marijuana Decrim Plan May Re-Emerge as Mandatory TreatmentPeople found with 40 grams or less will be evaluated and may be referred to treatment. It isn't clear what happens if they don't want to go. 021
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 07/04/2025"Once there is no more fetus and the woman is no longer pregnant, their interest evaporates." www.salon.com/2025/04/07/s...salon.comIncarcerated pregnant women lack access to life-saving addiction treatmentLittle data is collected on pregnant women who are incarcerated. Even less is available for those with addiction 011
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastMaia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 06/04/2025These cuts will cost us money, not save it. They will also cost lives... I can't believe we're this stupid & this mean www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...washingtonpost.comNIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed. 19133
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/04/2025It’s gruesomely simple: If we keep allowing an anti-vaxxer to lead this country’s main health agency, more people will die. 181121215
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 07/04/2025We recorded a new episode last week, should be out soon. In the meantime, all of our previous episodes have been uploaded to YouTube, which will is unlikely to monetize us because we swear and talk about injecting heroin into your neck but at least more people can listen! 100
Reposted by Narcotica Podcasttroy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · 04/03/2025new episode of @narcocast.bsky.social with @clairezagorski.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0rR3...open.spotify.comEpisode 90: Navigating Shifting Chemical Landscapes with Claire ZagorskiNarcotica Podcast · Episode 073
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastClaire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 06/03/2025If you want less doomscrolling and more drugs, check out this episode of Narcotica! I talked with Aaron and @voidvaporvortex.bsky.social about how the drug supply is changing and what that means for us. 092
Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 17/03/2025"They don't want to promote harm reduction. They want to promote harm maximization." www.salon.com/2025/03/15/t...salon.comTrump’s plan to wage war with cartels will backfire, experts sayCalling drug cartels “terrorists” is a failure to understand how the drug war really works 000
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastDrug Policy Alliance @drugpolicy.org · 28/02/2025Overdose deaths are finally declining. Solutions like methadone & buprenorphine, naloxone access, drug checking & overdose prevention centers have kept people alive. RFK Jr must focus on what works, not forced “healing farms” or failed drug war approaches. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/t...salon.comThere is no evidence RFK Jr.'s plan for “healing” farms somehow helps people quit drugsScience, not drug farms, is the answer to keeping our overdose numbers low 0126
Reposted by Narcotica PodcastDrug Policy Alliance @drugpolicy.org · 28/02/2025Overdose prevention centers are saving lives and are a vital step towards drug policy led by health, equity, and human rights. Read more here: drugpolicy.org/resource/fac... 0118