How can journalists responsibly cover the war on drugs?

Join us for a webinar on April 5 at 1pm EST on journalism and the drug war, featuring: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐧, Zachary Siegel, Garth Mullins and Sam Fenn 🇵🇸

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Contraceptive decision‐making through the lens of social determinants of health among female sex workers: A qualitative descriptive study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja… Jessica Zemlak Kamila A. Alexander #DeborahWilson Susan

Hey The Economist, if you’re going to refer to our colleague as a former drug dealer when you’re citing him as a law professor, (we all know why you chose that label) maybe at least have the spine to put a byline on the piece.

✨ In one hour: '“You can’t even call this s*** a war... Wars end.”: A Conversation with Kurt L. Schmoke and David Simon' at #ConstellationsFest ✨

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Today, Clinton Foundation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Centre for Responsible Leadership will convene national leaders from science and faith to discuss ways to reduce stigma about addiction, educate about prevention, treatment, and recovery and advance policies/programs that save lives.

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The simultaneous rise in overdoses and the lack of affordable naloxone is a “perfect storm,” said Amanda Latimore, PhD. theguardian.com/us-news/2021/o…

Great day to support harm reduction!

LOVED talking to Dr. Carmen Logie - who is a 'burst of sunshine' at any time, but welcome in these times. Thank you for talking with me about sex work and drug use stigma.

Our friends at National Harm Reduction Coalition created an awesome toolkit on pregnancy and substance use. Explore this new resource: harmreduction.org/issues/pregnan…

Arresting sex workers helps no one | COMMENTARY baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

In a 5-year experience with an unsanctioned safe site where people could inject drugs, there were 10,514 injections and 33 opioid overdoses. All the overdoses were reversed with naloxone, and none resulted in death. Combined stimulant and opioid use increased over time.

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A member of our harm reduction community who has caused harm is being asked by victims to step down from power & acknowledge, repair the harm he caused.

They ask us all to examine how we’ve failed to keep ppl safe & do better. We must.

Jonathan Cohen: Covid-19 and the power of public health - go.shr.lc/3eF4F6d. Brilliant piece by my dear friend- spot on about COVID's spotlight on inequity and the power of public health.

2 staffers at a Baltimore homeless shelter test positive for coronavirus; concerns raised about response baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs…. Will Sr. is a hero - threatening his housing to exposure COVID injustice.

“We had that little blip, 4% or 5% decrease [in ODdeaths] and there were way too many headlines celebrating, That tenuous plateau people hoped we were seeing is not going to hold.” You go Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW

Show compassion for sex workers and drug users during COVID-19 pandemic | COMMENTARY baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Coronavirus Is Leading to Shortages of Fentanyl And Meth - VICE vice.com/en_us/article/…

In last 24 hrs there've been prominent US voices calling for a stop to social distancing, citing rationale that they're worse than impact of COVID itself. It’s worth looking very closely at that claim, where we are in US COVID epidemic and what happens if we stop. 1/x

Can We Please Drop This Whole Pretense of Homeschool? kveller.com/can-we-please-… via Kveller.