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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 7d

Nice government revenue stream from cigarette excise you got here in Australia. Would be a shame if it were handed over to organised crime by jacking up excise to levels smokers aren’t willing/capable of paying. @paulrgregoire.bsky.social @jamomartin.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social

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Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa @hrca.bsky.social · 7d

Our understanding of drugs are too often unevolved, prejudicial and misinformed.

We struggle to see alcohol, nicotine, sugar and caffeine as drugs while misleadingly regarding all prohibited substances as dangerous. Then we conflate any use of prohibited substance with addiction or problematic use.

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World Hepatitis Alliance @worldhepalliance.bsky.social · 7d

Hepatitis B Foundation & ICE-HBV are co-hosting a moderated panel discussion on the rationale for expanded & early treatment of hepatitis B.

It covers two recent co-authored papers published in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social & our WPRO Board Member, Thomas Tu, is a panelist.

Register: bit.ly/46NSW0O

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 8d

New study reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog.
www.news-medical.net/news/2025093...

New study reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog

Even though many years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of infection with SARS-CoV-2 are not completely understood.

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 7d

🗓️ On #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, we reflect on how far we’ve come.

With access to treatment & care, people living with #HIV are living long, healthy lives – a reality unimaginable decades ago.

📲 Explore resources on ageing with HIV on #IASPlus: plus.iasociety.org/search/resou...

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AIVL For PWUD Wellbeing, Health & Human Rights✊️💜 @aivl.bsky.social · 7d

Barbaric and unacceptable in 2025!

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 7d

🕯️ Singapore's execution of Datchinamurthy Kataiah, after hours of cruel uncertainty, should enliven calls for a #DeathPenalty moratorium.

@amnesty.org & @adpan.bsky.social:

Singapore: Cruel and unlawful drug-related execution of Malaysian man renews urgency for moratorium on executions

The execution after hours of uncertainty for the victim and his family has reignited international outrage and demands for a moratorium.

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 7d

While 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:

In-Hospital Drug-Use Study Shows Lived Experience Key to Better Policies

It sought consensus from 38 experts on how to approach patient drug use. Responses from those with personal SUD history differed in key areas.

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AIVL For PWUD Wellbeing, Health & Human Rights✊️💜 @aivl.bsky.social · 7d

AIVL signed! 💜✊️

Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 7d

Very important open letter to @who.int signed by 177 organisations from around the world asking WHO to continue supporting drug harm reduction. Well worth reading
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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 7d

Bans on safer nicotine products fuel black markets, not health. In Thailand, the underground SNP trade is a multi-million-dollar industry, putting consumers at even greater risk. Regulation works—prohibition doesn’t. bit.ly/BansSA

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 7d

🌐 Join us tomorrow at 14:00 CEST for our #webinar: “From science to stories: Strategies for communicating #HIV science in changing funding landscapes”!

Leading experts will explore how to share science in ways that inspire sustained investment in HIV prevention and treatment.

✅ Register now!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From science to stories: Strategies for communicating HIV science in changing funding landscapes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 7d

🧵NHRC applauds the work of @newyorkstateag.bsky.social in holding the makers of Opvee — an incredibly dangerous #Overdose reversal medication — accountable and reigning in corporate greed.

bit.ly/NYAGOpvee

Attorney General James Stops Misleading Marketing of Unauthorized Opioid Overdose Drug

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Indivior, Inc. (Indivior), a multinational pharmaceutical company, stopping

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CAPHRA Asia Pacific @caphra.bsky.social · 7d

Public health advocates are raising concerns that bans on safer nicotine products (SNPs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly across the Asia Pacific region, are worsening smoking-related harms rather than reducing them.

bit.ly/42OPMsw

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Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association @scarletalliance.bsky.social · 7d

We are continuing to put pressure on the government to ensure public interest content is not impacted by class 2 codes. Get more information at linktr.ee/scarlet_alliance

Age Verification risks censorship of essential health information.
A current Senate Committee Inquiry is looking into the impacts of the Search Engine Code for class 2 content

New online safety act class 2 codes require search engines, app stores, hosting services, ISPs and social media platforms to implement 'age assurance' mechanisms. These codes are meant to begin from December 2025-March 2026. Age assurance technology creates privacy and data risks. Tech services cannot guarantee that non-porn content (like sexuality education) will be protected from age-gating or removal. There is currently a Senate Committee Inquiry looking into the class 2 codes for search engines.

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Online safety is not just removing or restricting content. It is also about ensuring that all people can access accurate information and maintain privacy online.

We call on the government to:
Refer all class 2 codes to the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation and Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.

Explicitly protect sexual and reproductive health education, LGBTQAI+ community support, drug related harm reduction, and sex worker advertising and resources from age gating.

Work with public health and sexuality educators, organisations, peer and harm reduction groups to ensure public interest content is not restricted.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 7d

If you support organised crime, remember to argue for maintaining Australia’s sky high cigarette excise. How else can they afford all that bling & luxury cars? @jamomartin.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social @melissasweetdr.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 7d

Queensland bans pill testing ie backs drug harm augmentation
www.9news.com.au/national/pil...

Queensland becomes first Australian state to ban pill testing

Queensland has become the first Australian state to ban pill testing after the LNP government rushed amend...

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Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social · 7d

New in @apsad-dar.bsky.social w. a rockstar team.

Steroid consumers turn to forums for PCT advice. Some tips help, most don’t. No clinical guidance = big risks.

@uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

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Looking for the Best Way to Come Off Steroids Safely? Exploring Post‐Cycle Therapy, Cessation, and Recovery Discourse and Practice in Australian Steroid Consumer Forums

Introduction Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use is rising in Australia; however, discontinuation poses challenges due to withdrawal symptoms and a lack of clinical guidance. Therefore, the aim of.....

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Doctors for Safer Drug Policy @dsdp.ca · 9d

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Unsanctioned overdose prevention sites open again in Victoria, Nanaimo

Doctors for Safer Drug Policy installed two overdose prevention sites near Royal Jubilee Hospital and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over the weekend.

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · 9d

Join us for our webinar: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction & 2SLGBTQIA+ History.

We’ll look at how these movements began, the victories communities won, and how solidarity can advance health, dignity & justice.

📅 Oct. 8 2025
⏰ 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
🔗 Register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 9d

🧵Saving lives from preventable #Overdoses is a moral imperative, & a cost-effective one. We deserve more investments in life-saving #HealthCareForAll, not less.

"Research has shown that harm reduction programs can help reduce disease and death, according to...

bit.ly/OKHarmReductionFunding

Oklahoma's harm reduction programs have helped hundreds with addiction. They're at risk of ending

Oklahoma lawmakers legalized harm reduction programs in 2021, allowing the groups to possess sterile syringes without fear of legal trouble.

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KnowYourStuffNZ @knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social · 9d

Hey Auckland friends! We're kicking off October's fortnightly drug checking clinics on Saturday 😀

💛 When: 6-9pm, 4th October
💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, & 100% legal, so come and find out what's in your stuff 😘

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KnowYourStuffNZ @knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social · 9d

Hi Wellington friends! We've got our October drug checking clinic coming your way😃

💛 When: 11am-2pm, 4th October
💛 Where: Newtown Community Centre, Corner Colombo and Rintoul Streets

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come and find out what's in your stuff 😘

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 8d

🗓️ Join us today at 14:30 CEST for our webinar "Addressing #HIV in #Indigenous populations"!

➡️ Topics include: HIV vulnerability, traditional medicine, LGBTIQ+ barriers & indigenous-led research

🌎 Interpretation: EN/FR/PT/ES

✅ Register now! #NDTR

Addressing HIV in Indigenous populations: Challenges, progress and paths forward

This webinar will explore the global Indigenous experience and its intersections with HIV.

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Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social · 8d

New collab in @apsad-dar.bsky.social shows people who inject steroids still lack clear guidance. Peer-led approaches could change that.

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@jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social

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Creating Safer Injecting Practices Through Community‐Led Harm Reduction: Lessons From People Who Use Steroids for the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector

Introduction Research on anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) use has addressed health outcomes, social dynamics, service access and risk management strategies. Yet little work has examined how these d...

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 8d

TOMORROW @ the UN CND!

As sweeping aid cuts threaten #HarmReduction at a time of deep need, join this hybrid event demanding renewed financial & political support

More info & online access: https://f.mtr.cool/xbitfcaicb

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 9d

“As always, the question arises as to what they have to hide.”

Organizers' “worst-case scenario is to have people who have benefited from tobacco harm reduction telling their stories."

As COP11 looks to exclude pro-THR voices, advocates fear the policy outcomes, reports @kiransidhu41.bsky.social:

WHO’s COP11 Will Threaten Tobacco Harm Reduction Behind Closed Doors

The November event has a registration process designed to "exclude rather than include"—and advocates fear the results.

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