Dr. Andrea Sereda
@andreasereda
Physician caring for people marginalized from healthcare & community. Substance use health & harm reduction expert. Often feel like Dr. McCoy. All views my own
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25-03-2011 11:53:03
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Note that it was the victims, not the killer, who lived in the homeless encampment. When an apartment resident is killed do we empty the apartment complex? Bryan Paterson is.gd/uF6Jm2
As always guyfelicella sets the story straight 👇🏼
Clean needle/syringe programs have actually been shown repeatedly to increase rates of cessation (stopping using) and increasing rates of people entering recovery So if you oppose harm reduction you are actually keeping more people using drugs and preventing people from stopping
Involuntary, abstinence based treatment doesn’t work. In the fentanyl era… it kills In this study shared by guyfelicella, it was shown that 96.4% of 1083 patients had relapsed to substance use 2 months after discharge from involuntary treatment 1044/1083 patients returned to
Please read this thread 🧵 by 🍉 Nurse Ranger 💊 where he discusses the substantial scientific evidence showing that not only does involuntary substance use treatment not work… it actually causes harm Instead of building involuntary treatment models, why aren’t provincial
Please read this 🧵 by all I know is that I don't know nothin' 👇🏼 “The only mandatory care that people need is for the government to quit hemorrhaging money to corporations and invest in our social, public and health infrastructure. Create stability for people. The "mandatory care" response is rooted
. Gillian Kolla, PhD : “What kind of dystopian nightmare is this? Where there is no accessible mental health or specialized trauma care for those who need it, a lack of evidence-based substance use treatment in community, so instead of funding that, they are just proposing locking
. Jagmeet Singh standing up to political bullies …🔥 The hate & harassment emanating from some on the far-right, when challenged, is seen to have no substance. When challenged, that hate is shown to be cowardice I hope hate continues to be challenged #sayittomyface