Despite OR’s partial drug decrim law, PWUD under comm supervision were heavily policed (stops, searches, & jailed) & had higher ODs compared to peers @alexkral.bsky.social @barrotlambdin.bsky.social @estherchung.bsky.social @gillianleichtling.bsky.social
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We’ll never be able to keep drugs out of neighborhoods.
Better to focus on helping people be their best selves.
Some localities are addressing street homelessness with a new approach, which experts say can clear encampments while protecting the health of people who are forced to move.
Our new article showing the immense problem of staff burnout and shortages among US SSPs. 58% and 43% of US SSPs reported staff burnout and shortages, respectively. Law enforcement harassment associated with burnout and shortages.
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What with all this newfound efficiency through technology, increasing unemployment, and more money in pockets of corporations’ leadership, seems like a SHORTER WORKWEEK and more PTO are in order!
Sadly lost me before I could dig into this piece. Love the general sentiment. Not here for “geriatric” and “felon” derogatory bullets. Let’s en-courage everyone.
What’s the poison?
Our new article led by @hopesmileymcd.bsky.social in IJDP on using crime data to evaluate drug policies like partial drug decriminalization in Oregon @barrotlambdin.bsky.social Pam Lattimore Ian Silver Mark Pope Sean Wire www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
4/4 Medical examiners and coroners need more funding to ensure our nation’s death data are valid. Follow @hopesmileymcd.bsky.social for her vital research in this area.
3/4 At a time when the overdose mortality crisis was hitting its stride in 2018, over one in 10 MECs reported not having access to toxicology services, suggesting a key gap in death and early drug surveillance data. academic.oup.com/jat/advance-...
2/4 MECs are increasingly asked to participate in state & national surveillance programs yet only 43% of MECs have a computerized recordkeeping system & 25% lack office Internet access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Governments at all levels make decisions based on medical examiner/coroner (MEC) data. A national study showed that these offices had an annual median budget of $68K. A thread - 1/4 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Headshots of plenary presenters, Hillary Kunins, Md, MPH, MS; O'Nesha Cochrane-Dumas, AAS, BSW, CRM, PSS; Dan Hoover, MD; and Alex Kral, for the Measure 110 session
Planning is well underway for another exciting AMERSA conference this year! Join us on Thursday, 11/13 for the opening session on Oregon's Measure 110 featuring insights from experts across disciplines. Conference registration opens in June. amersa.org/annual-confe... @alexkral.bsky.social
The bill’s introduction comes on the heels of the revelation that the Nevada Department of Corrections has a $53 million budget deficit.
Checkout this new manuscript at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... by Erin Gould, Siddhi Ganesh, Anthony DiMario, Jimi Huh, Rachel Carmen Ceasar and @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social Shows how #fentanyl disrupts efforts among people who use drugs to support each other.
Man Spends Afternoon Volunteering Opinions About The Homeless
Man Spends Afternoon Volunteering Opinions About The Homeless
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NEW for @sfchronicle.com: A study dropped today showing that in San Francisco, overdoses increase in areas where police have seized drugs. We're seeing this in real time: As law enforcement efforts have ramped up in recent months, fatal overdoses have risen. That's not a coincidence. (gift link)
At the National AIDS Memorial Grove this evening in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
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In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide.
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“We found a large gap in housing assistance for people who use drugs in Oregon” @estherchung.bsky.social @morgangodvin.bsky.social @barrotlambdin.bsky.social in BMC Pub Health pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39988688/
“Recriminalizing”
The article lays out the long history well. And the influx of money. It falls a little short in considering what may have impacted this recent surge, which is the main stated topic. I agree with prioritizing serious felony cases. Also curious about the sociodemographics of people on waitlist.
Would have been enlightening to see if there is a link to HB4002, decriminalizing possession of drugs, which has burdened the system even more by increasing arrests hugely since September 2024.
If the drug war was succeeding, then drug seizures would be getting smaller and smaller until they disappeared entirely.
Instead the size and value of drug seizures always continues to grow. This is an obvious sign of complete failure.
Providing safer smoking supplies is about engaging more people in needed health services
Our new study found 44% of syringe services programs (SSPs) distributed safer smoking supplies in 2022. SSPs distributing supplies had more participant encounters and naloxone distribution. Safer smoking supplies are a key tool to connect people who use drugs to life-saving services.
Infographic outlining job & compensation of an incarcerated fire crew member
Infographic explaining the danger of being an incarcerated fire crew member
As wildfires blaze in California, we're reminded of the incarcerated people who are deployed to fight them – an extremely dangerous job that pays just dollars per day.
