I discuss the environment that inspired my current manuscript, Needle's Edge, and how US public policy decisions based on morality led to the ensuing opioid crisis.
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Cutting opioid prescriptions reduced supply but not demand – and the unintended harms fell on chronic pain patients and people with substance use disorders.

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📰 Read the article: https://behavioralhealthnews.org/when-opioid-narratives-become-policy/

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#MikeRogers helped worsen the #OpioidCrisis and overdose deaths!

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Sen. Chuck Grassley urged the Trump administration to finalize a rule restricting sales of kratom, an over-the-counter herbal supplement with opioid-like properties.

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Supplement reverses damage in #rats exposed to #opioids before #birth 🧠

A #dietary supplement partially reversed #brain and #behavioural effects of prenatal #opioid exposure in #rats, UNSW #researchers found.

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New in JMIR Nursing: Knowledge Acquisition, Case Discussion, and Engagement in Health Professional Students Using Interactive Virtual Patient Cases Versus Written Case Studies: Randomized Controlled Trial #HealthEducation #PainManagement #OpioidCrisis #VirtualLearning #HealthProfessionals

His addiction started with a toothache. Why Ontario’s older adults are facing an ‘overlooked and evolving’ opioid crisis, Omar Mosleh reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #OpioidCrisis

Overdose prevention centers save lives and connect people to treatment, but nationwide implementation in the US still depends on federal policy change.

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Ashland County is facing a dangerous rise in METI use, a drug 200-300 times more potent than xylazine and resistant to naloxone, raising urgent concerns about public safety.

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This study is co-authored by FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and professor Kanna Hayashi. They examined police statistics along with self-reported data from people who use drugs and found that both datasets offered deeper insights when viewed together.

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Federal Way's SCORE jail is set to raise daily bed rates by 9% and fees for essential services by 5% in 2027, sparking questions about the impact of the opioid crisis on costs.

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