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Rosalie Genova, LCPC, CCS @rosalie-genova.bsky.social · 8d

What gets called "resistance" in #substanceuse treatment is often in fact non-consent.

If someone enters treatment on a mandate--legal, employer, medication-related, etc--they did not consent freely, and it's no surprise if they act like it.

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 7d

some good news

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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Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephen-murray.com · 9d

We seem to be getting a new flood of these stories... I searched all the available info — there is no discussion anywhere of the symptoms the officer allegedly experienced and no bodycam footage on any of the news stories. We can safely say that a wet soggy bag of dope is not going to go airborne.

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 7d

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Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephen-murray.com · 8d

Something to keep an eye on — product moving through FDA fast track for “treatment of acute methamphamine intoxication.” Research is funded by NIH/NIDA.

Press release is here: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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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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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 9d

New episode with the VA's Beth Dinges! All about veterans and harm reduction, the unique challenges faced and the work still to be done. Find it on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and more.

open.spotify.com/episode/5b65...

Episode 93: Veterans’ Harm Reduction Battle with Beth Dinges

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troy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · 8d

if they 'review' this like they did acetaminophen, (a word the president can neither say or spell, so he says Tylenol), we are fucked

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BREAKING: The Trump Administration is "Reviewing" Abortion Pills

The FDA and HHS just announced their next move in the war against mifepristone

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

"Indivior has not taken this action due to safety or efficacy issues,” the company wrote in a letter reviewed by Filter. “Rather, the decision was based on business reasons and shifting our focus to other parts of our business.”

Opvee, High-Profile Overdose Antidote No One Used, Discontinues Marketing

In a letter reviewed by Filter, Indivior said "business reasons," not an AG investigation, caused it to stop promoting the nalmefene product.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 9d

this story is so bad that it begins, "Since the dawn of mankind...."

(the story is not just bad. its also stupid, wrong and AHISTORICAL)

www.saanichnews.com/news/the-his...

The history of how an unassuming plant became the root of B.C.’s drug crisis

Black Press Media delves how the opium poppy sprouted into today’s deadly opioid crisis

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 13d

The measure - which concerns psilocybin and DMT among other substances, and protects traditional healers - needs 35,000 signatures to make the 2026 ballot.

The campaign is encouraged by early responses as well as past polls, reports Kyle Jaeger:

Alaska Campaign to Legalize Psychedelics Is Gathering Signatures

It aims to get the measure, concerning psilocybin and DMT among others, on the 2026 ballot. Early responses—and polls—have been encouraging.

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

Most states don't extend these protections to sexual assault reporting, but Wisconsin wouldn't be the first to do so.

WI May Expand "Good Samaritan" Law to 911 Calls for Sexual Assault

Most states don't extend these protections to sexual assault reporting, but Wisconsin wouldn't be the first to do so.

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 9d

New episode with the VA's Beth Dinges! All about veterans and harm reduction, the unique challenges faced and the work still to be done. Find it on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and more.

open.spotify.com/episode/5b65...

Episode 93: Veterans’ Harm Reduction Battle with Beth Dinges

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · 23d

Overdose deaths are the go-to metric for how well drug policy is performing, but those on the ground know that harms from the drug war can include much more than the worst outcomes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH8l...

Episode 92: The Drug War’s Invisible Casualties with Sheila Vakharia

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · Sep 4

RIP Louise Vincent. Despite so much hardship, she was a tireless voice for others and will be deeply missed. You can hear our conversation from 2023 here:

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Episode 82: Drug War Activism and the Future of Harm Reduction with Louise Vincent

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · Aug 13

🚨🗞️ JOURNALISTS: As the criminalization of homelessness runs rampant in DC & across the country, it's more important than ever to rely on data to get the story right.

Here are some useful resources that can help you to fight through misinformation 🧵

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · Aug 29

New episode with @myharmreduction.bsky.social all about the victims of bad drug policy we don't hear about and how to face the attacks on harm reduction. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, etc.

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Spotify – Web Player

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Liz Chiarello @lizchiarello.bsky.social · May 26

Loved the opportunity to talk with @narcocast.bsky.social about my new book, Policing Patients! ✨ They do riveting and important work—check them out

Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · May 25

New episode! All about opioids and surveillance capitalism that is now being extended to other medications, including abortion drugs with @lizchiarello.bsky.social

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Episode 91: Drug Surveillance Won’t Stop at Opioids with Liz Chiarello

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · Aug 11

What's better? IM naloxone or Narcan?

troy farah @troyfarah.bsky.social · Aug 11

Recent paper basically says intramuscular naloxone is far superior to intranasal (Narcan) by reducing withdrawal symptoms with a lower dose that works faster. Sample size was small but it's in line with previous results.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A comparison of intramuscular (Zimhi) and intranasal naloxone (Narcan) in reversal of fentanyl-induced apnea: a randomized, crossover, open-label trial - Nature Communications

Opioid-induced respiratory depression can be treated with intranasal (IN) or intramuscular (IM) naloxone. Here the authors report a randomized, crossover, open-label trial showing that lower number of...

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · May 25

New episode! All about opioids and surveillance capitalism that is now being extended to other medications, including abortion drugs with @lizchiarello.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/1SRf...

Episode 91: Drug Surveillance Won’t Stop at Opioids with Liz Chiarello

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · May 22

Shockingly, militarizing the border while gutting social services that help treat addiction is not actually going to stop overdose deaths! When can get we get logical drug policy?
@salonnewsroom.bsky.social

www.salon.com/2025/05/22/t...

Trump’s border war won’t stop overdoses. In fact, it might make things worse

If we want to stop deaths from fentanyl, we must stop the attacks on public health

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · May 22

Most surveyed Sonic Bloom attendees indicated that they test “always” or “most of the time” before using substances.

This normalization is encouraging. Yet, “Access is still really difficult for people,” the lead researcher tells Sydney Sauer.

The paper suggests a number of ways to improve it:

Music Festival Attendees Embrace DIY Drug Checking Despite Barriers

Researchers provide encouraging evidence of the normalization of personal drug checking in these contexts. But needless obstacles remain.

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · Apr 27

we're still kinda new here so tell us who to follow! If we haven't followed you back and you'd like that, let us know. #drugs #harmreduction #podcasts

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · Apr 26

here are some nice mushrooms

www.salon.com/2025/04/26/w...

Weird, rare mushrooms in Ecuador reveal secrets about life and loss of biodiversity

The real world analog of "Common Side Effects" underscores the loss of biodiversity before we even know what's gone

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Narcotica Podcast @narcocast.bsky.social · Apr 26

"Something begins to take charge of me, an intelligent automatism," Francis Huxley wrote later. His body dissolved into the surroundings, "swimming" rather than walking through space.

www.salon.com/2025/04/19/a...

A trip too far: The LSD experience that blew up the Huxley family

How Britain's most famous intellectual family hit the rocks one intense acid-drenched night in Connecticut

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · Apr 3

After the decision was released, there were “five minutes of 'holy shit, we got an injunction,'” Toronto harm reductionist Zoë Dodd tells @godfrey.bsky.social. But that was soon met with the stark reality of continued funding restraints:

Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown

After “five minutes of 'holy shit, we got an injunction,'” a Toronto advocate tells Filter, the reality of funding constraints set in.

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