Open Access - The Need to Revitalise Drug Use Monitoring to Keep Pace With a More Dynamic, Digitally Enabled and Globally Connected Drug Market Paul Griffiths, @charlesparry1.bsky.social @atulambekar.bsky.social ... @mauriciofiore.bsky.social ... @khn-1.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1111/dar....

🌍 Global drug deaths have doubled, even as fewer people start using drugs. A new study reveals rising mortality and disability tied to opioids and cocaine💊📈 🔗 www.news-medical.net/news/2025101... #GlobalHealth #DrugAddiction #OpioidCrisis #PublicHealth #HarmReduction

great to see a summary of our years of collective experiences and lesson learnt

such views come from the moralistic dogma that equate any drug use with drug use disorders…

scale up #harmreduction not scale down

such moves will also have an impact on global vaccine development and availability. Imagine another epidemic hitting and there would be no public health tools to tackle #publichealth

On 31 August, International Overdose Awareness Day is a time to remember those we have lost and act for policies that protect life. Overdose can be prevented — Join #IOAD2025!

In the final episode of this #ISSUPExchange series on Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dr. Goodman Sibeko and Professor Stephen Rollnick explore the research behind MI, discussing why it remains effective across so many settings. Listen and subscribe here www.issup.net/knowledge-sh...

no sustainable development or energy or any climate change issues… global cooperation and multiaterism is being pushed down the drain

#QuoteOfTheDay #Pinks 🌸

how unfortunate for public health not just in US

Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them? So, let’s break it down ⬇

this is such an unfortunate thing…. are there no sane voices, people to stop this craziness

⤵️Good piece on what's at stake as scientific infrastructure is destroyed. #harmreduction #believescience “I had to stand up and say something,” says Banta-Green, “The general public needs to understand what is being dismantled and the very real impact it’s going to have on them & their loved ones.”

pilitical decisions impacting access to harm reduction services where science and scientific evidence should decide

apparently a new set of #Publichealth and scientific evidence is being written

A question, please help clarify this statement based on someone’s comments “the concept of stigma against people who use drugs is only a western progressive woke’s idea” #harmreduction #drugs

“The relationship between patient-centred care for substance use disorders and patient outcomes: A scoping review” by Bronwyn Myers and colleagues (2025) via IJDP…how important is patient centred care in your area? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

if only it is understood that drug use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition where interventions need to be in response to the needs of the person.. plus drug treatment is not an on and off switch #harmreduction #publichealth

It was a privilege for me to be part of this side event #CND68

This morning at #CND68, Canada exercised its Right of Reply to the US statement. Watch it here, at 2:53:30: journal.un.org/en/vienna/me...

Today is #InternationalWomensDay Progress on #GenderEquality in health care is too slow. Women have distinct & changing health needs at different stages of their lives. Health care should be easy to access, fair & tailored to meet each woman’s unique needs & circumstances. 🔗 bit.ly/3DmZQ2o

this is evidence informed decision making in public health interventions 😎

unfortunately evidence is not considered i. decision making for responses to drug problems and in many instances in Public Health

Black Balloon Day, observed annually on March 6, raises awareness about overdose deaths and honors those lost to substance use disorders. Participants display black balloons to symbolize their grief and promote discussions on drug use and prevention. #blackballoonday #toxicdrugsupply #harmreduction

Amazing how politicians are so blinded by scientific evidence… snd create their own science #harmreduction #DrugSky

this decision will be disastrous

get this what if we did gulags but for people who use drugs

please share the archived links if you can! this may become historical data!

"Most patients were unaware they were using nitazenes. Given their potency, this has important implications for harm, particularly in those not intentionally using opioids." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

considering the changing drugs scenario its really important to think of innovative means of harm reduction and saving lives #harmreduction

access to care

Read the latest Disease Outbreak News: Trends of acute respiratory infection, including human metapneumovirus, in the Northern Hemisphere. bit.ly/41Y8Ox4

Harm reduction doesn't encourage or enable drug use; banning syringes & naloxone & using jail to try to push treatment simply spreads infectious disease & death. how many times do we need to run this experiment to get it?

'Changing public perceptions of alcohol, alcohol harms and alcohol policies: A multi-methods study to develop novel framing approaches' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social via @drugwise.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

anyone - so whats the deal with HMPV infections cases in China and elsewhere?

some people are complacent seeing the big numbers drop, not how racial and ethnic groups are differently affected or have access to services #harmreduction

so true

💔 Drug Deaths Are a Crisis – Harm Reduction Saves Lives 💔 🔗 www.bigissue.com/news/social-... #harmreductionislove #naloxonesaveslives #drugcrisis #kaleidoscope

if only some people including physicians could understand..

a highly recommended book for those who need to learn about harm reduction and addressing drug use disorders

During wars and humanitarian emergencies, risks of all kinds of gender-based violence escalate. Women and girls are more likely to experience 💔 sexual violence 💔 intimate partner violence 💔 harmful practices, like child marriage 💔 trafficking #EndViolence

It’s the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls! 1 in 3 girls and women around the world experience physical and/or sexual violence by: A husband A boyfriend An intimate partner A lover A parent A relative A colleague A boss A stranger bit.ly/3gy8pfq #NoExcuse

@uzmanauman4.bsky.social good to see you here!

"There is an urgent need for a coordinated #PublicHealth approach to #CannabisPolicy in the U.S.," said Steven Teutsch, chair of the committee that wrote our recent report on the issue. Learn more about the report: https://buff.ly/4fYCuxY

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