Must-read from March 2025: Grünenthal marketed its opioid tapentadol as a “safer” painkiller, but global addiction rates tell a different story. Investigative report by @theexamination reveals the real risks. Stay informed! https://www.theexamination.org/articles/gruenenthal-pushed-its-latest-opioid-as-a-safer-option-people-around-the-world-got-hooked #OpioidCrisis #HealthNews #PharmaEthics #oldnewz

We need to stop this idea that drug diversion of any kind is bad. If safe supply is diverted, it means safe supply is supplanting illicitly produced drugs. It means people are safer.

Diversion of safe supply is still safe supply.

Huntington, WV was once the overdose capital of America.

Now? It’s leading the fight back—with quick response teams, detox centers, and hope.

How one city turned pain into purpose → https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/04/09/from-rock-bottom-to-resilience-how-huntington-west-virginia-became-the-frontline-of-americas-opioid-battle/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-coroner-new-approach-to-overdose-crisis-1.7483956 #OpioidCrisis

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-coroner-new-approach-to-overdose-crisis-1.7483956 “"How do we, as the coroners service, get people with all ideas on how to fix this issue around a table and get them to talk to one another?" #BCCoroner #OpioidCrisis

Congrats people under 30 ! It appears you are breaking the inherited dependency on nasty alcohol consumption.

This entry in my blog explores FOUR TRICKS ( and 28 links) to make much wiser use of cannabis, all from harm-reduction perspective.

https://jorge--alban--dobles-blogspot-com.translate.goog/2024/08/trucos-raros-para-prender-con-placer-y.html?m=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=es&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp

#harmreduction #harmrx
#weed #marijuana #thc #thca #its420somewhere #vaping #vape #doping #cannabis #Drugs #DrugAwareness #endthedrugwar #dab #institutionalracism #420pows #substanceabuse #pot #neurodivergent #pain
#abstinencia #alcoholism #alcohol #drugabuse #opioids #opioidcrisis #insomnia

Are Trump’s tariffs finally up for reconsideration? Lutnick, Trump's Commerce Secretary, hinted at a potential shift from the controversial tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China amid stock market declines and pressure from financial backers. Originally intended to address the opioid crisis, the tariffs may be revisited to foster better negotiations with neighboring countries as the fentanyl crisis worsens. For more details, click here: [source](https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/trump-already-capitulating-and) #Tariffs #TradePolicy #OpioidCrisis #DonaldTrump

My newest article has been published. I enjoyed writing this one, and I hope you enjoy reading it.

It addresses the impact of the Opioid Crisis on gender diverse people and the need for better research on the issue.

#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #LGBT #OpioidCrisis #Gender

https://medium.com/@thomas.embree/breaking-the-binary-8af7ce02af35

CanadaLand takes on the misinformation around safe supply. Great episode.

https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/885-poilievre-on-drugs/
#cdnpoli #safesupply #opioidcrisis