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Jan 24 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
MOVEMENT BEGINS: On Monday, North America Recovers launched a major national initiative. @DiscoveryInst1, @weheartseattle, @RealSafeSeattle, SPD African American Community Advisory Council now part of powerful coalition founded here in #Seattle. 👇🏽
northamericarecovers.org/who-we-are
@DiscoveryInst1 @weheartseattle @RealSafeSeattle NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE BOOMING: @JacquiBerlinn is part of North America Recovers coalition out of #SanFrancisco. Her powerful story about her son's addiction is being spotlighted as she warns the nation about so-called supervised drug use sites.
nypost.com/2023/01/23/gro…
CABLE NEWS COVERAGE: @Twolfrecovery is another #SanFrancisco based North America Recovers coalition member taking his powerful addiction recovery story national, and warning against the “harm reduction” lobby and “safe injection sites.”
FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @NorthAmRecovers will be a major resource for journalists, outreach workers, thought leaders, activists, elected officials, and other influencers tackling addiction+homelessness locally and nationally. #Seattle

SUPPORT ADDICTION RECOVERY, NOT ADDICTION ENABLEMENT: “Housing first”+"harm reduction" is not working. Just look on the streets of PNW/West Coast/Vancouver BC Canada. Prioritizing solutions for drug addiction+mental illness will be key to “housing earned.”

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