Bilal Abbas retweeted
For (some) ppl who inject, there’s a very real self-harm aspect to their use.
The poking, digging, bleeding, repeatedly drawing the plunger; can be as addicting as the drugs to them.
They tend to use often & are less likely to OD, but injuries & infections will kill them first.
Bilal Abbas retweeted
2 things:
1) "Tough love" approaches to substance use disorder are just abuse with aphorisms & a heaping helping of moral judgement attached.
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2) Abusive abstinence only rehabs don't need "reviving" because they never left.
We need #HarmReduction funding now.
Fentanyl is ravaging San Francisco. Some city leaders and nonprofits are reviving talk of a get-tough method of rehab emphasizing abstinence that has been largely rejected throughout the U.S. since the 1990s.
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Bilal Abbas retweeted
Tonight, President Biden pledged to increase #harmreduction funding.
2 weeks ago, the Biden Administration stood down when harm reduction was the subject of racist, disingenuous attacks.
We’ll stand with you Mr. President. But you have stay standing with us. #SOTU2022
Bilal Abbas retweeted
Thank you @NASTAD and @AIDS_United! We are proud to be a part of this incredible group of harm reduction organizations working to support people who use drugs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. aidsunited.org/nastad-aids-u…
Bilal Abbas retweeted
Poured my heart out to my ex-sponsor as to why I was leaving our ‘women’s group’ & NA. I did it via email so I could say everything I wanted to say & w/o interruption. It took her a month to respond with “The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness”. 1/9
Bilal Abbas retweeted
I want y'all to look at this tweet.
Look hard at it.
Read it over & sit with the fact that 22 days after he wrote this David was dead.
If you work in healthcare know that when you take away MAT & treat people like cattle, you are killing them. Their blood is on your hands.
Psych ward switched ALL my meds; withheld Bupe for days & cut dose; added Effexor (making me feel crazy); released me to @hazldnbettyford prog bc of my history but this is about depression, not drugs (like that book—the something of air?)
I was/am ravenous to be loved up at home
Bilal Abbas retweeted
We are honored to be among the community orgs committed to promoting the expanded CTC to improve child health and the wellbeing of families! Check out The White House fact sheet which highlights our work in this area! (Link in our BIO)
#CTC #ChildTaxCredit #taxseason #amhp
Bilal Abbas retweeted
As the chair of the Opioid Workgroup, a diverse group of stakeholders that reviewed the @CDC's proposed guidelines for prescribing opioids, I am happy to see they are more patient-centered and include strong language to reduce misapplication.
regulations.gov/document/CDC…
Bilal Abbas retweeted
Today’s #harmreduction supply spotlight is on cookers! 💉💧
Make sure to check out the 🧵 to learn more about these safer use items #harmreductionsaveslives 1/4
Bilal Abbas retweeted
New research showing reductions in ED use and #hospitalizations among PWID who use an unsanctioned supervised consumption space. #utilization @barrotlambdin @RTI_Intl rdcu.be/cGnFI
Bilal Abbas retweeted
#TwitteRx MUST READ. Also: Must make @pharmacists autonomous #MOUD care providers (reimbursed and integrated into a balanced and manageable workload).
“Fewer than 30% of adults with [opioid use disorder] receive treatment, and only 1 in 10 report a need for treatment”
This study analyzing NSDUH data finds that there is a significant disparity in provider & patient assessments of opioid use disorder treatment needs
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ALT A screenshot of the article title and abstract is shown. The title is “Self-Reported Treatment Need and Barriers to Care for Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: The US National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015 to 2019.” The objectives section reads: “To explore barriers to care and characteristics associated with respondent-reported perceived need for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)‒defined OUD treatment gap.” The Methods section reads: “We performed a cross-sectional study using descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine 2015–2019 NSDUH data. We included respondents aged 18 years or older with past-year OUD.”
Bilal Abbas retweeted
Thank you for your incredible leadership in helping us to launch the first government-sanctioned #OverdosePrevention Centers in the US at @NYHarmReduction @cornerproject. We have already averted 114 overdoses and had 4,974 uses by 585 participants. #HarmReduction #EndOverdoseNY
Bilal Abbas retweeted
Our ED, @samrivera1111, has been recognized on @CityAndStateNY's 2022 Health Care Power 100 list, recognizing his leadership through the opening of the nation's first two Overdose Prevention Centers! cityandstateny.com/power-lis…
