See @suenlw.bsky.social, Rachel Luba, and my Op Ed in @statnews.com on the impact of #climatechange on #methadone and the importance of modernizing the OTP system. www.statnews.com/2025/07/23/m...

very honored to be part of this group.

Congratulations to the AMERSA 2024 Best Workshop Award winner! This award, based on participant reviews, is presented each year to an outstanding workshop delivered at the annual conference. @ayeshaappamd.bsky.social @kinnathakarar.bsky.social @madelinemc5.bsky.social @katelcsw.bsky.social

Drug Checking Los Angeles and yours truly are in CNN today, talking about the sudden, baffling appearance of an industrial chemical in the fentanyl supply. www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/h...

Another great article by my friends at @liberatemethadone.bsky.social on withdrawal experiences among methadone patients. @bethmeyerson.bsky.social @marginalutilite.bsky.social and Dr. David Frank. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39722353/

In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing. (Published Jan. 2024)

The @liberatemethadone.bsky.social 's latest webinar on drug-user-led methadone liberation efforts has finally been posted. @national-nsu.bsky.social led this session on how drug users have been leading this work all along. Watch and learn from my friends! nastad.org/resources/pa...

Sworkers, trafficking survivors, esp. those who use drugs, & respectful allies-join the National Survivors Union sworker call on Tues, 12/10, 9 PM ET, for a skillshare on facilitation. meet.goto.com/590384757

Grateful for this conversation led by Tracie Gardner, ED of NBHRN on the history of methadone among Black and Brown communities and the deadly disparities that continue to exist for methadone access. Thank you @nastad.bsky.social for hosting! @frank213.bsky.social @liberatemethadone.bsky.social

A Rhode Island nonprofit will hold a ribbon-cutting for its supervised consumption site next week, marking the first time the controversial harm-reduction service has been offered (officially, anyway) outside New York City www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/o...

Another Wednesday, another @liberatemethadone.bsky.social meeting. Interested in pushing methadone to be more person-centered and to liberate it from our current system? Come join us! www.liberatemethadone.org/contact

Check out this guide recently published by the San Fransisco Dept. of Public Health on methadone treatment including; rapid inductions, missed dosing, take-home recommendations, & MORE dub.sh/SFDPH.Methad... #LiberateMethadone #NCLM

U.S. overdose fatalies are on pace to fall below 100,000 in 2024, the first year with a death toll under six figures since 2020 www.statnews.com/2024/11/13/o...

Leaving my first #AMERSA2024 experience with a head full of knowledge and motivation. But mostly, so grateful to have had the opportunity to connect in person and present on drug user/ally coalition building with my fellow #liberatemethadone friends. @amersa.org

AMERSA discourse on controversial topics- this year on drug testing. mandatory drug testing is not consistent with patient centered care argued effectively by Dr Steve Martin with humor #addiction #AMERSA2024

#AMERSA2024 + disco bathroom is as good a time as any to transition social media allegiances

I was honored to be a field reviewer on @ASAMorg new clinical guidance. While there is so much more work to do in this area to undo the paternalism of substance use tx- especially as it relates to methadone - this is a gesture in the right direction....

Really proud of the work I've been doing with @MethadoneLib and @NASTAD to provide meaningful education on the history of methadone. Stay tuned for future webinars that will cover drug user movements and imagining different futures! ...

A digestible and concise report by @DrugPolicyOrg on the importance of tx being voluntary https://drugpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TheDrugTreatmentDebate_09.30.24.pdf New activity 🚨: reviewing references to see friends' work cited. Fellow @MethadoneLib friend...

I'm so excited about AB 2115 being signed today! This is a step in the right direction for methadone access in California. @suenlw @MethadoneLib...

Vacation reading

I love seeing so many @MethadoneLib colleagues as drafters of @AMERSA_tweets #Methadone position statement. 💕 @marginalutilite @suenlw @SAj_AMERSA https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29767342241255480

Alright, #harmreduction twitter. The 3-day exemption. I'm getting some questions from state-level colleagues about the rule being for bupe & that the x-waiver means no more need for the exemption. From my understanding, this was to cont. methadone post d/c. Any good resources?

A bit of #harmreduction history https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6RcTbGrQzp/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I’m thankful I have insurance. I also wish I didn’t have to pay $130 a month to keep this body going.

California has a lot of things. But Hutchins’ eggplant pizza and @eddy_sarah are not among them.

Pharmacy Twitter - Are there any good papers regarding pharmacists' rights by state to refuse to fill a prescription? Does not need to be MOUD specific. Looking more to understand the landscape of policy and practice agency among pharmacists. @HillPharmD @clairezagorski @DrJuanHC

If anyone has a recording of @RNBluthenthal @ASAMorg talk, I would love to listen and share it with my team working on California harm reduction policy. The slides alone are amazing, and I really appreciate the systemic approach.

Finishing out the staycation with a lil ocean meander to see some seals.

Listening to @CrookedMedia during evening workouts led to dreaming that @jonlovett was selling BOGO pies out of a van in DT Oakland: when you bought a cherry pie, you got a pizza pie in dream Jon's words: "It's a whole pie meal." He then gave all the money harm reduction groups.

Handed a bartender a case of fentanyl and xylazine test strips when she talked about needing more supplies for patrons. She then told me how she's had to revive so many people around her and how she feels alone. Bartenders are essential workers for our communities.

Not only did I get my radiator fixed today, but thanks to @clairezagorski and @pinpenmerger merch lying around my apt., I learned about the tech's cocaine use and anxiety about the drug supply, and they left with a handful of stickers and @DanceSafe drug test kits.

"We have tools... that we know dramatically reduces overdose deaths...because it’s so difficult to access, people that could and should be alive continue to die." @highway_dave Love seeing @MethadoneLib repped by David and @ZoeWeinstein...

Really impressed that @ncdhhs put out a harm reduction overview that includes a discussion of intersectionality. https://injuryfreenc.dph.ncdhhs.gov/preventionResources/docs/Harm_Reduction_Primer_041823.pdf

Another reminder -call your reps (especially republican reps) to support MOTAA.

The Friday joy of getting to do state-level methadone advocacy with @suenlw and do some collaborative grant writing with @highway_dave and @rachluba. This little pocket of my world is just so intensely beautiful.

Today's workout is brought to you by the Naturally Noncompliant Podcast and the thoughtful words of fellow @MethadoneLib colleagues @highway_dave, @marginalutilite, and @sciencenotheism on the Naturally Noncompliant Podcast. Everyone should listen...

North Carolina friends!!!! Tell your reps to sign on to #MOTAA. While imperfect, it seeks to increase methadone access to more people, invariably saving lives. https://drugfree.org/article/remove-barriers-to-methadone-treatment-for-opioid-use-disorder/#newmode-embed-45212-63103

Gorgeous narcan edu connecting people to @HarmReduction (if anyone knows the artist, please tag!)

The perfect gift from friends tired of hearing me say, "Call Congress about #MOTAA." Currently in the Judiciary Committee, while imperfect, this bill would allow for increased access to methadone. Call & #LiberateMethadone @MethadoneLib (thanks @CrookedMedia for on-message swag)

Californian outside my window as it is raining: "Hell yeah, shower me baby." The enthusiasm will forever tickle me.

Ms. Olive Mustard-Tot is officially a California dog.

I love this reporting by @mbebinger that illuminates the informal care networks among women who use drugs and supports those who use drugs. This is but one case in what we know to be many informal overdose prevention sites....

Boofing is an effective form of harm reduction to decrease risk of infections related to injection drug us. Wish I’d see more boofing kits be handed out. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0XknNqtGVA/?igshid=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA==

Not enough discussion is had on #lowbarrier #methadone treatment. This article does an excellent job at laying out the barriers that need to be addressed to make methadone treatment more accessible. ...

New seasons.

Compelling and important work regarding the implications of #mota on #methadone access by @PaulJoudreyMD and colleagues. While MOTA will increase access for urban communities, rural communities will still experience barriers....

One day you're young, the next day you're downloading a bird app.

New publication alert 🚨: I am really proud of being able to lead this collaboration among social workers across 4 major hospital systems in the U.S. re: centering persons who use drugs within the health care setting. (happy to DM full...

When you are in running distance of a sprouts and reward yourself for running with a handful of sprouts gummy bears bc you can’t keep them in the house bc you will eat them all at once.