Praha potřebuje aplikační místnosti – právě teď!
Dnes dorazila před magistrát mobilní aplikační místnost z Brna, provozovaná společností Podané ruce. Přijeli ukázat, jak v praxi funguje prevence, která chrání zdraví i veřejný prostor.
A proč je to důležité?
Méně pohozených jehelNižší riziko infekcí a předávkováníLevnější než akutní zdravotní péčeMost k léčbě pro ty, kteří by jinak zůstali mimo systém
Jsou o prevenci, ochraně zdraví a zvýšení bezpečí ve městech.
Expanded Salience Network Emerges as a Promising Early Biomarker for Depression Risk - SCIENMAG https://apple.news/AGgiVIPEqSwiu_xTIz-GbJg #ketamine #ketamineassistedtherapy #psychedelicassistedtherapy #depression #neuroscience #depression #brains #psychedelics #psychedelic #psychedelicresearch #harmreduction #diet #exercise #mentalhealth
kamusta! ang kaibigan kong abolisyonista at harm reductionist ay nago-organisa ng meeting para sa isang samahan ng mga babaeng gumagamit ng droga sa Pilipinas ngayong mayo 11-13. gusto sana nilang imapa ang mga iba't-ibang pagsubok, isyu, at resources na pwede nilang gamitin sa kanilang komunidad. sa ngayon, kailangan nila ng tulong kumuha ng extrang mga kwarto para sa mga anak ng mga makakasama sa meeting.
kung gusto niyo tumulong sa kanilang event sa mayo 11-13, pwede kayo mag-donate sa paypal: cavite.mutualaid@gmail.com
marami pang mga detalye sa: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OtvzdAQCk2xSZMaWOg2AePnHDSxRucuQbN27jYBoW84/edit?tab=t.0
hindi bago ang mga babaeng gumagamit ng drugs at sumasali sa kilusang harm reduction at drug policy, pero ito ata ang unang samahan na alam nila sa Pilipinas. wala silang masyadong pera kasi hindi sila non-profit. sila ay isang kolektibo na nakabase sa abolisyon at ang resources nila ay galing lamang sa kanilang mga bulsa at sa bulsa ng kanilang komunidad.
one more day before the event starts!
a friend and fellow abolitionist and harm reductionist is currently pooling resources for a meeting she organized with women drug users and women involved in drug using spaces in the Philippines this coming may 11-13. they're hoping to create a collective so that they can map challenges, issues, and resources available to them from the community. they need help specifically with childcare because some of the women who are going are going to need additional rooms.
if people would like to support them for their event on may 11-13, you can send a donation to paypal at cavite.mutualaid@gmail.com
you can find more details here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OtvzdAQCk2xSZMaWOg2AePnHDSxRucuQbN27jYBoW84/edit?tab=t.0
women who use drugs and taking space in the harm reduction and drug policy movement isn't new, but this is the first for the Philippines that they know of where women drug users came to organize together. they also do not have any funding as they are not a non-profit, rather a collective that's grounded in abolition and our resources are mainly coming from out of pockets and fundraising efforts with their community
Heads up people in the #ComoxValley #harmreduction
https://towardtheheart.com/alerts
If you care about harm reduction, people who use drugs (PWUD), and unhoused community, watch out for these upcoming Ontario Bills.
Bill 6: (previously Bill 242) criminalises people using substances in “public places” and in “structures”; and expands the Trespass to Property Act — a concern for PWUD, unhoused people at encampments, may also be used against various people simply on so-called “private property” — possible penalty includes arrest without warrant, max $10,000 fine, and/or imprisonment — urgent: second reading tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday May 6) will likely be pushed through without little debate.
https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-6
Bill 10: (schedule 8) penalises residential and commercial (private and non-profit) landlords seen as permitting or participating in drug production or trafficking (including cannabis); and provides for recovery of enforcement costs (extensive $) — a concern for tenants who use drugs, sublet-ers, social housing providers, other social service providers (e.g., shelters, drop-ins, existing/medical centre integrated versions of OPSs/SCSs, etc.), and possibly dispensaries and similar. https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-10
Bill 238: (schedule 2) gives Minister power to enforce emergency measures on municipalities and service providers — possibility of being used against encampments and harm reduction services — comes with threat of service or municipal defunding, funding cuts (e.g., diminishing or eliminating homelessness related funding for not clearing encampments), or fines (a max of $5,000 for individuals to a max 25,000 otherwise).
https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-238
Bill 9: addresses municipal councillor conduct with penalties — possibility of being weaponised against Councillors who dissent from Conservatives. https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-9
Through the grapevine: possible Bill proposal coming up for forcing incarcerated people into drug treatment.
Disclaimer: Much of this information arises from community and ought to be credited to community <3 Also, this is an interpretation of legislature from someone with no formal legal training. Here is a link to that legislature:https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/current
This information is intended to be informative and not reactionary. Please be in touch if you know more.
#HarmReduction #SafeConsumptionSites #OverdosePreventionSites
#Homelessness #Ontario #Toronto
Not sure if that many of todays middle aged would get the Ford Anglia reference - these were already rare when we were young boys!
The doctor would be better off as well as pointing out health risks from #cocaine (which many men don't care about) reminding them its illegal, easily detectable via swabs at roadside #DUI checks, and if you are caught with it in your bloodstream you won't be driving anything for a year or more..
The saddest part of this is *two* generations have now been fucked up by recreational #ketamine use - with significant burdens to the #NHS and reinforcement of #prohibitionist attitudes amongst wider society.. #UK #drugs #harmreduction
Carney does no have a drug policy planned out. This is unfortunate, especially when there is a risk of Canada moving right of center with a banker in power. We will continue to see drug users ignored by our governments.
Crackdown
Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs
Part memoir, part manifesto, Crackdown is a story of the drug war, told from the frontlines.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/700597/crackdown-by-garth-mullins/9780385674898
The producer of one of the best podcasts out there has published a book. He is a great story teller.
Alberta’s new involuntary addiction treatment bill confuses coercion for care. Evidence shows forced treatment rarely works—what we need is housing, harm reduction, and real support, not more control dressed up as compassion.
#ableg #harmreduction #cdnpoli
Reading an article about a conservative Gen Z influencer who became far-right after someone "who appeared to be on fentanyl" punched him in the head. That guy is probably dead or dying, but this dude will only ever care about a bruise long gone.
I'm teaching a meditation, and having a chat about, addiction and hedonism on #Monday #Meditation #InsightTimer #Insight #Wisdom #Addiction #Harmreduction #Hedonism #Dyonisus
I had the chance to do my first rotation as a medical student under the supervision of Dr. Lowenstein back in 1993. He created the first #methadone clinic in Paris to help drug users transition out of injecting heroin. The #hiv pandemic was raging, methadone and #harmreduction were saving lives. Mr. Mayor Lurie, what San Francisco needs it’s a free methadone clinic for people not covered by health insurance. Counseling by itself it’s not enough.
Let me rephrase this headline for you: the new Mayor of San Francisco, a millionaire “gauche caviar”, is rolling back 30 years evidence-based #harmreduction policies to get drug users and drugs off the streets. #harmreduction has proven extremely effective in decreasing infections like #hiv or #hepC. What these people need is understanding the root cause of their use, often due to societal impact and #mentalhealth issues. Counseling without the rest doesn’t work. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/lurie-plans-drug-policy-shift-20255326.php
From MAAP MA:
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10AM the City Council’s Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery will host a hearing to discuss the reinstatement and funding of the Community Syringe Service Program.
We are using this hearing as an opportunity to call on the Council to reinstate their shuttered evidence-based programs and services, expand their investment in evidence-based solutions rooted in people’s self-identified needs, and divest from policies and practices that criminalize poor and unhoused community members. Join us!
Email the Boston City Council by Tuesday April 1 at 10AM to demand support and invest in evidence-based and root-cause solutions rooted in people’s self-identified needs, and divest from policies and practices that criminalize poor and unhoused community members!
World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior, Study Finds https://flip.it/YA_-5G #tylenol #paracetamol #acetaminophen #harmreduction #drugs
Periodic reminder that I am a serious design person, actually:
I wrote a blog post on a nice little piece of work we did with Simon Community Scotland to improve their harm reduction app, as part of Digital Lifelines.
#design #health #care #harmreduction
https://www.dhi-scotland.com/post/collaborating-on-a-national-app-for-digital-lifelines
