Australia’s mainstream media questioning of govt policy on sky high cigarette excise & severely restricted vape availability is now ⬆️ & asking if at least legal vapes could be made more available so that smokers found it easier to quit. Butler under increasing pressure @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social

There are many smoking cessation options. Public health encourages people who smoke to use some of them. ...and discourages smokers from using others. Let's explore that... (1/3) 👇

PLHIV Leadership Network convening #recoding available. Watch the PLHIV Leadership Network convening that focused on the Roadmap to Reality beyond 2030: PLHIV leadership and the HIV Sustainability Roadmap. Recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__t... #PLHIVLeadersNow @unaids.org

Hi Friends it's Mythbuster Monday 🥳🥳🥳 Last week, we looked at physiological models of addiction. This week, we place them in the wider context of people’s lives and environments. 1/n

Tobacco harm reduction supporters argue safer, smoke-free nicotine options substitute for cigarettes. Tobacco control says substitution isn’t happening. Note trends in smoking & vaping in UK. See any substitution? @jgitchell.bsky.social @chancethegardener.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social

"Everyone can now view recorded sessions from the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in July" via @pozmagazine.bsky.social #IAS2025

We are seeking a consultant to identify and document compelling examples of divestment from punitive approaches to drugs, and investment in programmes that prioritise community, health and justice. https://hri.global/vacancies/consultant-divest-invest-case-studies/

The AIVL Network Awards celebrate the talent of our peer workforce and their vital contributions to harm reduction. Submit your nominations here: https://aivl.org.au/aivl-network-awards-2025-nominations-open-now/ #harmreduction #peerleadership #peeradvocacy

The 2025 AIVL Peer Workforce & Harm Reduction Summit will be held in Perth, Western Australia, the home of our member organisation, Peer Based Harm Reduction WA. Tickets/Register: https://aivl.org.au/events/peer-workforce-harm-reduction-summit/ #harmreduction #communityleadership #peeradvocacy

Victorian Pill Testing Service in Melbourne finds N-desethyl isotonitazene in M30 tablets. Shift from previous alerts with protonitazene in these tablets. Sign up for drug notifications here: Drug Notifications | Victorian Pill Testing Service — VPTS www.vicpilltesting.org.au/drug-notific...

🧵Harm reductionists double down on life-saving work when things get rough. Led by and for people who use drugs, the work of harm reductionists centers the expertise and needs of those most impacted by drug use. “The key for tackling the overdose crisis is to listen to the people bit.ly/FightForOPCs

In 2025, we have a real chance to change cannabis laws in our nation. Congress is considering several key bills that would move us toward more sensible drug policy. 🚨 TAKE ACTION 🚨 Tell Congress to support cannabis justice today: secure.everyaction.com/2e3EDtZ1lUOy...

Our recent article exploring the drivers of the overdose crisis and what we should do about it. Nicely featured in a carousel on Instagram by TALKINGDRUGS: www.instagram.com/talking.drug...

Wyoming folks: Our next session kicks off today, we hope you can join us and sign up for upcoming trainings and community engagement sessions! ⬇️

🚨 House Lawmakers have introduced a NEW cannabis legalization bill.🚨 SSDP has championed the MORE Act as the most comprehensive path toward sensible cannabis policy reform. Tell Congress to support cannabis justice today: secure.everyaction.com/2e3EDtZ1lUOy...

🧵 Knowing your limit is #HarmReduction. The more you know, the safer you can be. With students back in school, we're reminding folks that alcohol, similarly to other drugs, can be managed in a way that minimizes harm. Everyone deserves to have access to tools &... bit.ly/HarmReductionOnCampus

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....

“There are people who light up rooms, but Louise set them on fire.” Harm reductionists pay tribute to the inspirational activism of Louise Vincent, a leader in the drug-user rights movement and Filter contributor, who died this month. By @helenredmond.bsky.social:

When you deny adults access to safer alternatives, you protect combustible and dangerous oral tobacco, not people.Let’s disrupt the status quo with evidence-based regulation, consumer engagement and public education. That’s how we reduce harm. #SmarterRegulation #THRworks bit.ly/3In1ljz

“Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) applauds the re-introduction of the MORE Act as a critical step toward dismantling the failed War on Drugs,” said @katmurti.bsky.social, Executive Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP). nadler.house.gov/news/documen...

Hi Bay of Plenty friends! We've got our regular Mount Maunganui drug checking clinic tomorrow 😀 💛 When: 12-3pm, 19 September 💛 Where: NEMMS needle exchange, 21b Totara Street, Mount Maunganui (Use the Phoenix Lane entrance) Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛

We stand with our international peers 💜✊️ being targeted with such unnecessary and barbaric violence.

Abstinence-only thinking is outdated. Harm reduction accepts reality: not everyone can or wants to stop using nicotine, but they CAN switch to far less harmful products. It’s time public health caught up. #Harm Reduction #NicotineReform #ScienceBasedPolicy bit.ly/3In1ljz

Kia ora e hoa mai i Mauao! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari matū 💛 Ina: 12-3pm, 19 Mahuru 💛 Kei hea: NEMMS needle exchange, 21b Totara Street, Mauao. Whakamahia te tatau o muri i te huarahi o Phoenix Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 😊

Thank you Jo Haylen, Alex Greenwich, @jbuckinghammlc.bsky.social Greg Piper, Joe McGirr. Punishing people just because of PRESENCE of drugs in saliva = chemical McCarthyism. Repeal Roadside Drug Testing laws. #nswpol #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

Peter Krykant should be properly recognised for his work running the first mobile DCR in Scotland! 💜✊️ We lost him too soon, but his legacy lives on.

🚨 STARTING NOW! At #HRC60: 'Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations' w/ @globalcdp.bsky.social#HRC60: 📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva | Concordia 5 + Access:

Why support the #GlobalFund? Because it works. ✅ HIV infections down 62% ✅ TB deaths down 40% ✅ Malaria eliminated in 21 countries Those are some of the reasons. There are 70 million more – that’s how many lives the Global Fund has saved. We must #StopAtNothing to end AIDS, TB & malaria.

Hi Auckland friends! We've got another fortnightly drug checking clinic coming up this week 😁 💛 When: 6-9pm, 20th September 💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come and find out what's in your stuff 😘

"P£ychedelics... force us to acknowledge that the human mind is at root a metaphysical subject. If we are surprised by this, it is only because we are not typically aware of our metaphysical assumptions" - Tim Hardwick psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/gonzo-meta...

Health providers who work with People Who Use Illicit Drugs no longer use words like "addict" or "addictive." Because they cause stigma. Tobacco Control is a strange outlier. It still actively encourages stigma as a tactic to discourage use.

We are heartbroken by the passing of Louise Beale Vincent, Executive Director of the National & NC Survivors Unions. A fierce leader in harm reduction, she worked with compassion and courage to save lives and inspire countless others. She will be deeply missed.

🧵We know what happens when #SyringeServicesPrograms (SSPs) aren’t available or shut down. Among other dangers, #HIV rates tick upward. We know what we need to keep us safe — we need #HarmReduction, #Housing, & our other basic human rights to be respected. bit.ly/HIVOutbreaksAndHarmReductionRollbacks

MAPS Board of Directors Names Betty Aldworth and Ismail Lourido Ali as Co-Executive Directors! maps.org/2025/09/09/m...

Opening of the Australasian HIV Conference in Adelaide. ❤️ AIVL is there to represent people who use drugs (PWUD)! 💜✊️

Safer, smoke-free nicotine products-vapes, heated tobacco products, snus, nicotine pouches-replace deadly cigarettes when they’re allowed to be attractive, affordable & accessible.Smokers prefer them. As does tobacco industry. 1% PMI’s net profit 2015 but 40% 2024! Replacement now unstoppable

It’s World #Sepsis Day Sepsis kills 11 million people each year. Symptoms incl.: 🔸Fever or shivering 🔸Confusion 🔸Shortness of breath 🔸Rash that does not fade when pressed 🔸Extreme discomfort 🔸Sweaty skin Seek medical care as soon as possible when an infection is not getting better.

As NSW CMO November 1986 Dr Tony Adams encouraged me to continue civil disobedience needle syringe program to slow HIV spread among/from people who inject drugs. A spectacularly wonderful human being. RIP Tony. Life well lived @aivl.bsky.social www.dwdnsw.org.au/vale_dr_tony...

Penington Institute report drug overdose deaths Australia 2025: *2,272 drug overdose deaths in 2023 ie >6 people/day *78% unintentional *10th year row >2,000 recorded *annual number almost doubled between 2001 & 2023 *Since 2001, 42,526 in Australia @aivl.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social

The health, wellbeing and lives of people who use drugs matters! 💜✊️

Timothy Piatkowski says the culture around steroid use has shifted in the past decade, with many fitness influencers now openly disclosing their drug use. @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @newscientist.com @aivl.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2492...

Kahurangi Carter MP did great work submitting a Good Samaritan Bill for the NZ Parliament 'Biscuit Tin' pot luck We are delighted that it's been chosen for debate by Parliament!! We've waited far too long for a Good Samaritan Law in Aotearoa - this is a great opportunity!

‘Half of Guernsey's deputies support decriminalising cannabis, according to research by the BBC.’ “Eleven of the island's 38 politicians have said they are either undecided on the issue, or will wait to see any proposals before making a decision.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🧵 #Naloxone works & saves lives. We don't need "higher-dose" #Overdose reversal medications. We need to expand life-saving #HarmReduction programs & services, including naloxone (4 mg or less) distribution, to communities that need it most. Free naloxone: bit.ly/NaloxoneFinderMap

“The way we get to the dealers is by arresting the users. There’s no way around it,” said BPD Commissioner Worley. Baltimore's hearing had been billed as a discussion of “public health-centered solutions” to the overdose crisis, reports @loganhullinger.bsky.social: