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Sep 12 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Morning, from @mariemcinerney, getting set for the second/final day of #RethinkAddiction after powerful stories of lived experience throughout yesterday. Today we'll hear in the opening session from @seselja_k, who featured in our preview: croakey.org/how-the-system…
Today's #RethinkAddiction sessions will also feature , @AngeleneBruce, @JodieMatar & @DavidCampbell73 and many others, and dive into treatment/care, prevention/public health responses, and harm reduction. See the program: conferenceco.eventsair.com/rethink-addict…
We will be live-tweeting today's #RethinkAddiction discussions, and you can also follow @AlisonSBarrett @MelissaSweetDr and @rethinkadd over at @WePublicHealth. Please note also that some speakers may request on personal grounds that their contributions are not tweeted/reported.
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