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I’m really proud to share a just-published article in @TheLancetPH about our #ChequeDayStudy. It is the culmination of years of work and input from community. I hope it informs policy to improve the lives of PWUD in BC & beyond 1/13 thelancet.com/journals/lanpu… 
Monthly synchronized income assistance payments have long been linked in past research to considerable and costly increases in drug use and drug-related harm, including overdose, hospital admission, treatment interruption, and emergency service calls. 2/13
This research suggests an individual signal for increased use from payments themselves and social signals from everyone being paid at the same time, producing calls to vary payment timing and frequency. 3/13 doi.org/10.1111/add.15…
