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🧬 People living with a rare disease often wait years for answers.

💜 Equity means every person deserves the same chance to benefit from a treatment for their condition.

👉 Learn more: https://go.rarediseaseday.org/equity

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County officials say Prop 36 increased felony filings but treatment enrollment remains tiny Deputy County Executive Casey Halkin and justice partners told supervisors Prop 36 raised felony exposure for repeat drug/theft offenses and added a court-mandated treatment path, but county staff reported only one defendant enrolled so far in the mandated treatment stream; supervisors directed staff to return with in-custody treatment options.

Prop 36 promised a new path for repeat offenders, but with only one enrollment in mandated treatment so far, is the system failing those in need?

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#SantaClaraCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #TreatmentAccess #CriminalJustice #SantaClaraCounty

ONS figures show drug-related deaths in England and Wales have increased.
Our response is now available on our website: zurl.co/ZJnoo
#DrugRelatedDeaths #ONS #TreatmentAccess

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Ever felt like you need a science degree to access treatment? This post breaks down key terms like CDK4/6 & HER2-low - because language shouldn’t be a barrier to care.

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Ethiopia was the first African country to implement six-monthly ARV dispensing, and most of southern Africa has followed suit.

But the health department will only do so in August. We ask why it’s taken so long on Health Beat later today, 5.30pm on eNCA.

#TreatmentAccess #SixMonthDispensing

San Francisco reports 50% drop in overdose deaths amid increased treatment access Overdose deaths in San Francisco are down nearly 50% year-over-year as treatment access rises.

San Francisco is celebrating a nearly 50% drop in overdose deaths, thanks to increased access to life-saving treatments and proactive outreach efforts.

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#SanFranciscoCitySanFranciscoCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #TreatmentAccess #PublicHealth #SanFranciscoOverdose #SubstanceUse

7/9 Alberta recorded 2,051 drug-poisoning deaths in 2023, with opioid-related EMS calls up 40% this April compared to last year.

The government plans to build two 150-bed intervention centres, opening in 2029.
#OverdoseCrisis #TreatmentAccess
#ABpoli #ABleg #ABhealth #CorruptCare

The blame lies on a system that allows a #toxicdrugsupply to flourish while failing to offer safe alternatives. People use substances for many reasons, and criminalizing them hasn’t stopped this crisis, it’s made it worse. We need #harmreduction, #treatmentaccess, and real solutions, not more loss.

A Simple Treatment Could Save Thousands of Lives – But Half Aren’t Getting It Testosterone therapy nearly halves mortality in men with Klinefelter syndrome, highlighting the need for early diagnosis and treatment. More than half of men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are unaware...

A Simple Treatment Could Save Thousands of Lives – But Half Aren’t Getting It #Science #HealthandMedicine #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #TreatmentAccess

Breaking Barriers: The Untold Fight for Fair Addiction Treatment link.medium.com/Eejr5ec24Pb
How Geographic Disparities Widen the Addiction Treatment Gap!
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#SystemicChange
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