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"There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023."
https://apnews.com/article/us-overdose-deaths-opioids-1561a9f189255ad60c533462f10490a2
"A coalition of addiction experts said more than 300 physicians, harm reduction workers and researchers signed a letter delivered to Congress late on Monday warning of 'dire consequences' if the U.S. cuts funding for programs that help communities battle the drug overdose epidemic."
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/13/nx-s1-5393916/medicaid-overdose-trump-congress
Can a methadone-dispensing robot free up nurses and improve patient care? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/10/methadone-robot-nursing #Technology #Opioids #Nursing #USnews #Health
The increasing use of highly potent #synthetic #opioids has led to calls for fixed #pill #testing sites and access to overdose-countering naloxone.
They don't really come out saying they want anyone using any drugs to die. But they do.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/66967/ Animal sedative medetomidine is showing up in the US illegal drug supply, CDC says #AddictionAndTreatment #CentersForDiseaseControlAndPrevention #Chicago #Health #Medication #opioids #PAStateWire #PainManagement #Philadelphia #Pittsburgh #UK #UnitedKingdom
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.
What an evil fucking son-of-a-bitch. I hope he gets another parasite in his brain and it fucking kills him. #USpol #trump #RFKjr #Narcan #opiates #opioids #overdose #OD #addiction
https://www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-godsend-narcan-program-that-helped-reduce-overdose-deaths-despite-his-past-heroin-581846
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.
Dominic Lawson is a pratt, more inconsequential one than his father. However broken clocks etc..
In this case opioids. It was an epidemic homegrown, supported by US companies and at least in the beginning aided and abetted by the medical ‘industry’ and the judiciary. Capitalism on the rampage and hang the consequences.
Incidentally the obscenely rich family who owned the drug pushers are still obscenely rich.
Favorite music triggers opioid releases in the brain.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/music-chills-opioids-neuroscience-28657/
Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00259-025-07232-z
Music therapy can be effective for treatment of pain and mental health issue.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-anxiety-music-28655/
Original paper (not open access): https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(25)00032-7/abstract
Apropos: https://acousticguitar.com/watch-mason-williams-play-classical-gas/
This new feature is months in the making, and it's just the beginning of our reporting on how these opioid settlement funds are flowing through cities and towns ...
Poilievre shows a shocking level of ignorance regarding the opioid epidemic, which was started by the Sackler family and Purdue, and aided by 100s of unethical doctors. How are Liberals responsible for an American family's unbridled greed? “They want me to stop talking about the overdose crisis Liberals caused that has taken the lives of 50,000 people. I will not stop talking about that” Poilievre said as he peddled very obvious disinformation. #opioids #purdue #sacklers https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/doug-fords-campaign-manager-accuses-poilievre-camp-of-campaign-malpractice/
Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close today, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/consumption-sites-ontario-1.7498128?cmp=rss
My article covering the positive aspects of substance use and challenging the idea that total abstinence is the only acceptable approach to addiction.
#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #Health #Politics #Addiction #Opioids
https://medium.com/@thomas.embree/substance-use-is-not-always-bad-c0a8785cb34a
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.
#weed #marijuana #thc #thca #its420somewhere #vaping #vape #doping #cannabis #Drugs #DrugAwareness #harmreduction #420 #substanceabuse #dab
#pot #neurodivergent #pain
#abstinencia #alcoholism #alcohol #drugabuse #opioids #opioidcrisis #insomnia
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized multiple shipments of synthetic opioids arriving from China at the international mail and cargo processing facilities in Mississauga and Vancouver, BC.