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Raagini Jawa MD, MPH

@raaginizzle.bsky.social
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ID-Addiction Medicine Physician researcher at Pitt Harm Reduction Research Collaborative by day; bollywoodukulele by night

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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
“Politicians who weaponize harm reduction only chip additional mortar from a care system already in deep disrepair.” Take 3 minutes to read this from Dr. Bonnie Larson: Why harm reduction is actually compassionate care #bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli broadview.org/why-harm-red...
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Why harm reduction is actually compassionate care | Broadview Magazine
One doctor explains how it heals communities, even as it faces political backlash.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
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Pitt General Internal Medicine @pittgim.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Want to learn more about how to use #ImpSi in your research? Follow along as we share highlights from @lauraellenphd.bsky.social's #PittHSRseminar today!
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 27/02/2025
I’ve seen children die of -influenza -COVID -pertussis And wouldn’t wish those experiences on anyone. Know what these things have in common?! Effective vaccines that save lives.
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Everett Maroon, MPH @evmaroon.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
No words. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 26/02/2025
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Before panic sets it. The New NIH Director and Congress will want research to continue, so the machine will start up at some point. Keep writing papers and preparing proposals. AND educate the public about the key role peer review plays in science and the time and infrastructure investment needed
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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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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
If you are ready to advocate to your representatives (or friends and families) about the economic value of NIH funded research, you can check your state at www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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Lev Facher @levfacher.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
A Rhode Island nonprofit will hold a ribbon-cutting for its supervised consumption site next week, marking the first time the controversial harm-reduction service has been offered (officially, anyway) outside New York City www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/o...
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Rhode Island set to open first supervised consumption site for illicit drugs outside NYC
A Rhode Island nonprofit is set to open a government-sanctioned site for illicit drug use this week, making it just the second organization in the U.S. to
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Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj) @sajamersa.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Congrats to @suenlw.bsky.social & team (& @amersa.org Board Members!) for receiving the 2024 SAj Most Downloaded Paper Award: " #Methadone Resurgence in Bridging the Treatment Gap in the #Overdose Crisis: Position Statement of #AMERSA, Inc).Science into advocacy! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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AMERSA @amersa.org · 14/01/2025
Did you know that AMERSA welcomes nominations for our Board of Directors year-round? If you are interested in serving on an active, mission-driven Board, visit our Board page for more information: amersa.org/amersa-board....
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Board of Directors - AMERSA
AMERSA, founded in 1976, is a non-profit professional organization whose mission is to improve health and well-being through interdisciplinary leadership in substance use education, research, clinical care and policy.
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AMERSA @amersa.org · 15/01/2025
Help us advance AMERSA's advocacy goals in 2025! The AMERSA Advocacy Committee is seeking an AMERSA member to join the 9-person core working group of the Committee. Learn more here: amersa.org/amersa-advoc.... The deadline to apply is January 20.
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AMERSA @amersa.org · 16/01/2025
Two weeks left to submit an episode proposal for AMERSA's two NEW upcoming podcast series! 1) Stigma and Substance Use: Rewriting the Narrative and, 2) Equity in Action: Advancing SUD Solutions. To learn more & 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯𝟭, visit amersa.org/podcast-fina...
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Kathleen Cochran @momsforallpaths.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
IRELAND’S FIRST EVER medically supervised drug injection facility (MSIF) is set to open in Dublin in December, according to the charity overseeing the service.#harmreduction saves lives. www.thejournal.ie/supervised-d...
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'This will save lives' - Ireland's first supervised drug injection centre to open this December
Merchants Quay Ireland said the facility will host medical staff who can “intervene when overdoses happen”.
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Caitlin Molina @caitlinmolina.medsky.social · 25/11/2024
Annual reminder to look out for your unhoused neighbors as it gets colder. Tarps, tents, blankets, socks, hot hands. Save cardboard to put between the ground and a tent or blanket to take away the chill. Talk with them about CO poisoning & fires Stop the sweeps.
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Natalie (prev “NanouTheNomad”) @drnataliestahl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I’m importing my old tweets to BlueSky 🙂 so here is an old thread from 2 years ago about helping hospitals do less harm to folks who use drugs - Also available as a longer talk on YouTube youtu.be/H4hHoH_vrwo?...
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MASAM 2023 - Helping Hospitals Do Less Harm - Natalie Stahl, MD
YouTube video by Massachusetts Society for Addiction Medicine
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Raagini Jawa MD, MPH @raaginizzle.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Had an incredible time at the 6th Annual Harm Reduction workshop!! So proud of the fab students for continuing to learn from community HR champions so they can meaningfully advocate for their patients and humanize healthcare ❤️
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Raagini Jawa MD, MPH @raaginizzle.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🚨Pub Alert🚨 Check out our @jamacurrent.bsky.social paper on communication about Harm Reduction: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39556339/ So proud to co-author with Drs. Mary Hawk and Emma Kay @emmaskay.bsky.social <3
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Communication About Harm Reduction With Patients Who Have Opioid Use Disorder - PubMed
Communication About Harm Reduction With Patients Who Have Opioid Use Disorder
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Sébastien Poulin @sebpoule.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections BALANCE trial publication is here ! #IDsky #Medsky @idjclub.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM
Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...
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AMERSA @amersa.org · 20/11/2024
"As an attendee, I saw how AMERSA is truly unique. I had special conversations with professionals from many fields and am better equipped to incorporate new values and concepts in my own research and clinical work". -Dr. Fernanda Gushken, GDWA Awardee #Amersa2024
AMERSA 2024 GDWA mentors and mentees.
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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
To everyone who needs to hear this.... The healthiest and safest communities are ones with the most access to resources and services, not with more policing. We are never going to arrest our way out of poverty, homelessness and addiction!
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Adam J. Gordon @adamjgordon.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
What an awesome #AMERSA2024 in Chicago. Can’t wait for #AMERSA2025 in Portland! AMERSA—as an organization—has matured into a beacon of scholarship, integrity, science, and collegiality. It’s what all organizations strive for but few achieve. Thank you @amersa.org !
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Duncan Dwyer @duncandwyer.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
If you are interested in learning about Harm Reduction for pregnant people, there is literally nobody better than Joelle Puccio.
Poster for Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Harm Reduction Training with Joelle Puccio. 

Details:
• Topics: Understanding the Evidence & What is Perinatal Harm Reduction
• Presenter: Joelle Puccio, BSN, RN Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction
9 AM - 3:30 PM
March 11, 2025
Charlevoix Public Library
220 Clinton St. Charlevoix
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AMERSA @amersa.org · 18/11/2024
It is always like hanging out with friends. During breaks we debrief the sessions, and you have a world expert sitting right next to you so it is easy to approach them and ask questions. -Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM Thank you for taking the time to tell us what made #AMERSA2024 special to you.
AMERSA 2024 conference attendees
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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Let me simplify : The root cause of addiction is trauma. The root cause of unregulated poisoned drug supply is bad policies. Until we address the root causes addiction will continue to go untreated, and people will continue to die of illicit drugs.
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Natalie (prev “NanouTheNomad”) @drnataliestahl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Was so much fun meeting up with #LiberateMethadone buddies at @amersa.org conference! #AMERSA24
15 people crowded around a table at a restaurant
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
----James Baldwin
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Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Great project by Dr Ilana Hull on uptake of Xylazine testing of substances during pregnancy. Pregnant people want to protect their offspring and change behaviors based on knowledge of drug supply! #AMERSA2024
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AMERSA @amersa.org · 16/11/2024
I have never been to a conference where every session was interesting and relevant to my work. It has been a joy to meet and network with such a compassionate and driven group of addiction professionals. - Emily Pasman, PhD, LMSW
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Ricky N. Bluthenthal @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I do not know anyone who thinks more clearly about treatment for methamphetamine use disorder than Philip Coffin. Here are a few slides summarizing his thinking.
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Natalie (prev “NanouTheNomad”) @drnataliestahl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Yay! #AMERSA #AMERSA2024 #AMERSA24 #harmreduction #addictionmed bsky.app/profile/amer...
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Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#AMERSA2024 Existential Determinants of Health: acknowledgement, appreciation, listening, understanding, love
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Raagini Jawa MD, MPH @raaginizzle.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Join us for the 6th Annual Harm Reduction workshop w incredible MA HR orgs! It's been 11 years since founding Homeless Health Immersion Experience; so grateful to keep teaching the next gen of med students how to meaningfully advocate and become HR champions for their patients to humanize healthcare
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Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephen-murray.com · 16/11/2024
What a great #AMERSA2024 with all of my favorite people. Good reminder that we are all used to fighting a never ending war to protect our people so we are trained and resilient. I love you all and my heart and cup are both full. @raaginizzle.bsky.social @elisolomon97.bsky.social
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