Stimulating discussion at #APSAD40 on how best to enact a lived- and living-experience AOD peer workforce. Great initiatives happening around the country.

Thanks Anna Olsen for important analysis of proposed ACT drug law reform bill scrutinising for unintended consequences. Importance of consulting with consumers and peer orgs to set realistic thresholds for ‘traffickable quantities’ #APSAD40

Great to hear from Sarah Lord Harm Reduction Vic and Leah McLeod NUAA reminding us that LIAB should be seen as part of the treatments package but still need to offer range of approaches to fit with people’s own goals. Still need options, choices and reform. #APSAD40

Great talk from Kari Lancaster on affordances of long-acting bupe - new temporal patterns in daily lives and in relations with treatment itself but questions for connection and care #APSAD40

The job service ‘provider’ system funnels millions in public money to private ‘providers’ to incentivise them to harass people who are unemployed. Now is the perfect time to close down this inefficient, unjust system & properly support people directly thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/…

Hey Not ScoMo
Save Higher Ed Jobs!
#Stimulus4HigherEd
#SaveHigherEdJobs
#CovidCampus
#NoWorkerLeftBehind
#NTEU #DefendingHigherEd

Not good enough.
#NoWorkerLeftBehind
#WageSubsidyForAll

Ghassan works full-time as a painter and has a young child. Reflecting on his #overdose experiences, Ghassan explained the benefits of keeping take-home #naloxone at his mother’s house. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/ghassa…

We want to bombard the Prime Minister over the next 24 hours, to get the message home that the government needs to save higher education jobs.
Join us for 'Morrison Monday' & post this to the Prime Minister Not ScoMo.
Save Higher Ed Jobs!
#NoWorkerLeftBehind #CovidCampus

How come university workers aren't eligible for #jobkeeper payments? Not ScoMo - the university sector has been gutted for years and we actually can't take any more. Step up for uni workers, and extend $ support to international students #covidunis #CovidCampus

'[People who use drugs] are often the first responders to an overdose and should be paid fairly for their contributions to research, service delivery and overdose prevention activities' cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Important timely reminder from A/Prof Kate Seear - why the injecting centre exists, what it means for the people it serves, and how it’s fulfilling its vital legislative mission.

Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic) is delighted to announce the appointment of Sione Crawford to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the organisation.

Sione brings a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience to... facebook.com/HRVAust/posts/…

The familiar and stigmatising spectre of addiction looms over this news article on Melbourne's new safe injecting facility. Potential clients are depicted as addicted, dangerous, threatening, risks to the community and themselves.
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SSAC team thanks ARC for funding our two new projects: 1) understanding PIED consumption and 2) improving take home naloxone uptake.

Dr David Caldicott: this summer, give the dogs a rest, allow pill testing and save lives #hrvreforum

Steph from dancewize Harm Reduction Vic talking limitations of reagent kits and the importance of knowledge and caution #ssdpunimelb #pilltesting

Thx Harm Reduction Vic - bringing together consumers, advocates, politicians, service providers & researchers to discuss drug law reform #HRVreforum

Stigma is a very important barrier to public debate about drug law reform: Colleen Hartland #HRVreforum

We are 'merely annotating' the drug-related deaths in Australia when we could be doing things to prevent them: David Caldicott #HRVreforum