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Nonilex<p>The National Survey on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DrugUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugUse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> is an annual survey of households conducted by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SubstanceAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubstanceAbuse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> Administration, which is being dissolved in *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a>* Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>'s overhaul of the nation's health agencies.</p><p>"We survey about 70k people, 12 &amp; older each year," says Jennifer Hoenig, who used to lead the team of scientists in charge of the survey, which is the largest in the country.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AddictionIsADisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AddictionIsADisease</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SelfMedicating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfMedicating</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>So much for giving a shit about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a></p><p>They've tracked Americans' <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DrugUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugUse</span></a> for decades. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> fired them</p><p>A federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> problems &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SubstanceAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubstanceAbuse</span></a> across the country that has been running for decades &amp; is used by a wide range of researchers faces an uncertain future after Trump cuts.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AddictionIsADisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AddictionIsADisease</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SelfMedicating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfMedicating</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDT</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5407849/samhsa-nsduh-trump-rfk-jr-hhs-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5407849/samhsa-nsduh-trump-rfk-jr-hhs-cuts</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Later this week, I'm teaching some folks in the <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> how to help people in <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> dangers with <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/naloxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naloxone</span></a> kits.<br>Everyone should learn how to use those kits to potentially save lives.</p><p><a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/FirstAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAid</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/EmergencyAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyAid</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/HelpDontJudge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpDontJudge</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BeCompassionate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeCompassionate</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/CrisisHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrisisHelp</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/CommunityWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityWork</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/PeopleHelpingPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleHelpingPeople</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2103628/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2103628/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> DoGE should make ending the opioid crisis its legacy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChineseCommunistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCommunistParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fentanyl</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/M%C3%A9xico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>México</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OpioidCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpioidCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Painkillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painkillers</span></a></p>
joene extra<p>Kurzgesagt: *Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?*</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KnVTYtSc0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=m6KnVTYtSc</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>"Fentanyl is the deadliest illegal drug in US history by far. It’s often described as the ultimate high, but it’s actually an inferior, short-lived, and brutally addictive version of heroin. In this video, we explore what opioids do to your brain and body, what it feels like to take them, and why so many people are dying from Fentanyl overdoses without ever choosing to take it."</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/heroin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heroin</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioids</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HardDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Prince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prince</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>Cutting <a href="https://mas.to/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> deaths: Progress comes from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a>, NOT the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WarOnDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnDrugs</span></a>. <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/experts-credit-harm-reduction-not-border-cops-for-27-drop-in-overdose-deaths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/experts-</span><span class="invisible">credit-harm-reduction-not-border-cops-for-27-drop-in-overdose-deaths/</span></a></p>
Charles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥<p>Yesterday, the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> reported a 27% decrease in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> deaths in 2024. </p><p>Possible contributing factors according the Drug Policy Alliance:<br>- Increased access to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/naloxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naloxone</span></a>, which reverses <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioid</span></a>/#fentanyl overdoses <br>- Greater availability of medications like methadone and buprenorphine <br>- Funding for treatment and recovery <br>- Wider access to fentanyl test strips </p><p><a href="https://drugpolicy.org/news/funding-cuts-to-medicaid-and-essential-health-services-threaten-to-reverse-recent-decline-in-overdose-deaths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drugpolicy.org/news/funding-cu</span><span class="invisible">ts-to-medicaid-and-essential-health-services-threaten-to-reverse-recent-decline-in-overdose-deaths/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-ov</span><span class="invisible">erdose-data.htm</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SavesLives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SavesLives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ElectionsHaveConsequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsHaveConsequences</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mentalillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalillness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AmericanChristianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanChristianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Matthew25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matthew25</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Attorney General Pam Blondie is claiming to have saved no less than a third of the American population from death by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> overdose.</p><p>Math is not this crew's strong suit.<br><a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1917311265774727323" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/AGPamBondi/status/191731</span><span class="invisible">1265774727323</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WarOnDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/heroin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heroin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PamBondi</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Inquest into UVic student overdose hears heart-wrenching testimony from mother<br>Dr. Caroline McIntyre said the university 'lied' and published 'completely false' information about its response to her daughter Sidney McIntyre-Starko's overdose on campus.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/UVic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UVic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coroner-s-inquest-into-uvic-overdose-death-begins-monday-1.7520574?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/coroner-s-inquest-into-uvic-overdose-death-begins-monday-1.7520574?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
George E. (he/him/his)<p>What an evil fucking son-of-a-bitch. I hope he gets another parasite in his brain and it fucking kills him. <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/USpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/RFKjr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKjr</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Narcan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Narcan</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/opiates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opiates</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/opioids" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opioids</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/overdose" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#overdose</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/OD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OD</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/addiction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#addiction</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-godsend-narcan-program-that-helped-reduce-overdose-deaths-despite-his-past-heroin-581846" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-godsend-narcan-program-that-helped-reduce-overdose-deaths-despite-his-past-heroin-581846</a></p>
Auscandoc<p>“It’s remarkable that there has not been a single <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> death at a <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/supervisedconsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supervisedconsumption</span></a> site since the first one opened in Vancouver in 2003. Harm reduction programs have proven themselves to be lifesavers, and anger at the public disorder that is sometimes an unintended consequence doesn’t change that reality.” <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/114262724584841142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">med-mastodon.com/@picardonheal</span><span class="invisible">th/114262724584841142</span></a></p>
Psychedelic Institute<p>“<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acetaminophen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acetaminophen</span></a> overdose is the leading cause of acute liver injury (ALI) and acute liver failure (ALF) in the developed world.” <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5962381/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/</span><span class="invisible">PMC5962381/</span></a> and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441917/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK4419</span><span class="invisible">17/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/druguse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>druguse</span></a> Perspectives to consider in the discourse on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poppers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alcohol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nicotine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nicotine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marijuana</span></a> — and go easy on the Tylenol!</p>
Psychedelic Institute<p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/15/7/725/5897711" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/scan/article/</span><span class="invisible">15/7/725/5897711</span></a> Effects of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acetaminophen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acetaminophen</span></a> on risk taking (Keveany, et al, 2020) — Should at home Tylenol be banned? Should paracetomol be given only in psychiatry clinics under supervision like $pravato ? This drug changes behavior, elicits fatal overdoses resulting in hundreds of thousands of emergency room visits, and the most common cause of liver failure due to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misuse</span></a> in the developed world. Some perspective in the discourse on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Free naloxone nasal spray needed to deal with Sask. overdose spike, say front-line groups<br>In the midst of an overdose crisis, organizations are calling for the Saskatchewan government to fund naloxone nasal spray, which is easier to use.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Saskatchewan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatchewan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/front-line-groups-free-naloxone-nasal-spray-1.7494343?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewa</span><span class="invisible">n/front-line-groups-free-naloxone-nasal-spray-1.7494343?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Global News BC<p>Study linking B.C. drug policies to overdose hospitalizations questioned<br>British Columbia's former chief coroner says a new study linking safer supply and decriminalization to a rise in opioid overdose hospitalizations doesn't provide the full picture.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/toxicdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxicdrugs</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11099834/bc-overdose-study-questioned/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11099834/bc</span><span class="invisible">-overdose-study-questioned/</span></a></p>
Tombe la pluie - Theespookje<p>Zenes from China are spreading in Europe, and more potent than <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a>. The thing is that first responders are not used to strong <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioid</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> nor detected by most at home tests. They're buyable as <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/researchchemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>researchchemicals</span></a> or <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/designerdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>designerdrugs</span></a> way too easily, and very cheap, so remorseless sellers press them into pills. <br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/oxycodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oxycodon</span></a> is expensive: it can go up to around 100e a pill for the 80mg/160mg ones on the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/darkweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkweb</span></a>. Percs are sold only in the US <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioids</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid is hurting one of his major campaign promises: 👉taking on <a href="https://c.im/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> and ending <a href="https://c.im/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> deaths from the drug in the U.S.<br>Reuters reports that a United Nations counternarcotics program that seeks to stop fentanyl chemicals from reaching Mexico’s drug cartels <br>has been held up by Trump’s aid freeze, <br>citing eight unnamed sources. <br>The effort gave the Mexican navy training and equipment to boost screening at Mexico’s busiest container port, the Port of Manzanillo. <br>Two more Mexican ports were supposed to be added to the initiative this month until funding was cut off<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191906/trump-funding-freeze-drugs-mexico-border" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/191906/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-funding-freeze-drugs-mexico-border</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>After years of litigation that delayed payments designed to combat the national opioid crisis, Purdue Pharma and the billionaire Sackler family who own it agreed to pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the opioid manufacturer’s role in the crisis and give up their company ownership <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioid</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sacklers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sacklers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/overdosecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdosecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/health/sacklers-purdue-settlement-opioids.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/23/health/</span><span class="invisible">sacklers-purdue-settlement-opioids.html</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Sask. drug-related deaths declining in 2024 but reasons unclear, coroners service says<br>Like many provinces, Saskatchewan has a serious drug overdose issue. However, recent numbers released by the provincial coroners service.&nbsp;suggest things are improving.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/improvement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>improvement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Saskatchewan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatchewan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Saskatoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatoon</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-reports-show-drug-related-deaths-declining-1.7406854?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/s</span><span class="invisible">askatchewan-reports-show-drug-related-deaths-declining-1.7406854?cmp=rss</span></a></p>