“We plan to have the overdose prevention center open in the fall,” OPC Manager Claire Macon tells M. Bonn (He/Him). “By co-locating [it with] our drop-in services … we hope to expand the ability for [PWUD] to access a diverse set of resources.” filtermag.org/providence-ove…

OPCs are LOVE. Join us for Overdose Prevention Centers National Solidarity Week, a series of community-led events dedicated to building #OPCSolidarity! drugpolicy.org/OPCSolidarity

Stop killing children. Stop supporting the killing of children. Stop rationalizing the killing of children. Stop justifying the killing of children. Stop being desensitized to the killing of children. Stop looking the other way to the killing of children. Stop killing children.

Since launching the US' first OPCs, we've educated many about our work. To enhance our facilities, we're reducing in-person tours this year. Explore our virtual tour with Brown University School of Public Health, People, Place & Health Collective (PPHC), & opcinfo.org: bit.ly/3MeBmcE

Findings from a new study of the association b/w net worth & slaveholder ancestry among members of Congress show legislators whose ancestors enslaved >= 16 individuals had a $3.93 million (95% CI 2.39–5.46) higher net worth… journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

I’ve had some pretty crushing days, but to be honest today took the cake. I do not understand how there’s room for an anti choice Republican but not me in our party. I need someone to explain to me what to do now.

Successful movements have radical, progressive & moderate flanks. We need ppl working inside the Democratic Party & we need grassroots organizers & we need protesters. Find your position & play it, but don’t fight your teammates bc they play a different position.

Weeks ago, Slate published a piece arguing that "progressives" should support more police surveillance. Now, they've let me publish a rebuttal about how surveillance fails to solve the problem of crime--and causes harms that are also a threat to "safety" slate.com/news-and-polit…

📝 WE RECRUIT! Communications & Media Consultant to develop our #SupportDontPunish comms strategy, update key resources, and develop capacity among campaigners! ⚡ This role will boost grassroots power to resist the '#WarOnDrugs'! More info: idpc.net/news/2024/08/i…

Here Is the Speech That the Uncommitted National Movement 🌺 Wants to Give at the DNC: Rep. Ruwa Romman motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

🧵The overdose prevention center (#OPC) in R.I. will undoubtedly save many lives. Beyond that, it will serve as a hub for the health & well-being of people who use drugs & entire communities. We need more of these life-saving centers to... Project Weber/RENEW bit.ly/RIOPC

Have you gotten a chance to order my book "The Harm Reduction Gap" yet? It's not too late! On sale now: routledge.com/The-Harm-Reduc…

Starting today! #OPCSolidarity week! Learn more in the tweet below -

IN ONE MONTH - Thurs Sept 26 4:30-6pm EST Join us for our Sept #DrugResearchersRT with Addie Palayew and Malika Lamont! They asked people who use opioids in Seattle about their safe supply preferences. Find out what they learned. RSVP bit.ly/Sept2024Roundt…

JUST OUT! The new 2023-24 annual report from WEDINOS Project. The UK's largest public drug testing service & the heart of the drug checking & #harmreduction response in Wales. WEDINOS analysed & reported on over 7000 samples submitted last year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wedinos.org/resources/down…

If you monitor news in many states like I do, you see GOP cracking down on unhoused people in some, Dems cracking down in others, while both parties criticize each other for "failing" on homelessness. And both propose the same "new approach"--doubling down on the failed approach.

Maine lawmaker points out what should be true for every state. No person should be denied the vote because they’ve committed a crime. All citizens are members of the polity. Period. No matter who you are or what you do. Good or bad, you are one of us.

A little taster of what's coming up on the next episode of Drugs Uncut, featuring the incredible Sheila Vakharia Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW. Keep an eye on our socials for more info buff.ly/3Z5oJIj

In Florida, many prisoners work with no pay as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration. "All of this is possible because of the exception of the 13th amendment that allows slavery to be used as criminal punishment even today.” theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Join us for our September #DrugResearchersRT on Thurs Sept 26 from 4:30-6pm EST to learn about the safe supply preferences of people who use opioids in Seattle. Bring your questions! Register: bit.ly/Sept2024Roundt…