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An astounding 
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This is nearly *double* the rate from August 2019, one year earlier, and *triple* the rate from 5 years ago.
Data: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306256">https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.21...
This is nearly *double* the rate from August 2019, one year earlier, and *triple* the rate from 5 years ago.
Data: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306256">https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.21...
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This is a public health emergency.
We urgently need to adopt the common-sense drug policy solutions that have been at our fingertips for decades.
@MorganGodvin https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-05/overdose-epidemic-fentanyl-treatment-buprenorphine-methadone">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/s...
We urgently need to adopt the common-sense drug policy solutions that have been at our fingertips for decades.
@MorganGodvin https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-05/overdose-epidemic-fentanyl-treatment-buprenorphine-methadone">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/s...
Recent efforts to authorize overdose prevention sites is a definite step in the right direction.
But we need the federal government to stand aside and let CA deal with its overdose crisis responsibly (+ support the efforts financially and logistically!) https://drugpolicy.org/press-release/2021/04/california-senate-passes-sb-57-authorizing-life-saving-overdose-prevention">https://drugpolicy.org/press-rel...
But we need the federal government to stand aside and let CA deal with its overdose crisis responsibly (+ support the efforts financially and logistically!) https://drugpolicy.org/press-release/2021/04/california-senate-passes-sb-57-authorizing-life-saving-overdose-prevention">https://drugpolicy.org/press-rel...
Looking across the nation, similar stories can be seen in numerous states.
This is a national overdose crisis of unprecedented proportions.
https://github.com/akre96/cdc_overdose">https://github.com/akre96/cd...
This is a national overdose crisis of unprecedented proportions.
https://github.com/akre96/cdc_overdose">https://github.com/akre96/cd...
