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Why is it important to decriminalize minor drug offenses? Why do I support this #harmreduction discussion that @CityofEdmonton is going to have in only a couple days?
I'm no storyteller like @drdagly and I'm not an expert like @ehyshka.
But let me try to show you why. 🧵👇 1/x
I'm no storyteller like @drdagly and I'm not an expert like @ehyshka.
But let me try to show you why. 🧵👇 1/x
TW: opioid poisoning deaths, residential schools, Sixties Scoop, self harm
Aka: this is heavy. Welcome to my job. This is addiction med front lines. Come see what I see.
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Aka: this is heavy. Welcome to my job. This is addiction med front lines. Come see what I see.
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It's 2:30pm. I haven't eaten since 8am. I'm tired but we are pushing hard to admit as many as we can. We know the ERs are overloaded w/#COVID. If we can take a few of the patients off their list, maybe it will help just a bit.
He's my last patient to admit. He's tired too
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He's my last patient to admit. He's tired too
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Yes, we are still in the middle of a global pandemic, #COVID19, but let’s not forget about the #opioid epidemic, a public health issue we have been dealing with a while... What can we do about it?? #ph260720 #opioidepidemic 
In 2017 (more than 4 years ago), @HHSGov declared the #opioidepidemic as a public health emergency. An “emergency” situation that we have not been able to control yet... #publichealthemergency #ph260720
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According to @CDCgov and @NIDAnews, more than 70,000 Americans die every year due to opioid overdose. That is 70,000 lives (read in bold!) lost every year, the majority of which is preventable. #opioidepidemic #opioidskill #opioidoverdose #ph260720
However you look at these numbers, the conclusion has to be that to roll back, restrict, alter, or prevent expansion of supervised consumption services would have a devastating impact in Alberta.
alberta.ca/opioid-reports…
alberta.ca/opioid-reports…
I don't even want to imagine what it would look like if we coupled that with restricting access to sterile injection supplies, naloxone kits, and medication-first models of OAT.
If you are advocating for restrictions to harm reduction interventions, you are advocating for more deaths, plain and simple. #harmreduction #harmreductionsaveslives
