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Alcohol is wreaking havoc on U.S. public health. American society looks the other way
The Deadliest Drug, a new investigative series, shows that the alcohol epidemic is a generational failure of the medical and public health systems, of industry, and of government.
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Evidence-based treatment for drug withdrawal (alcohol is also a drug) continues to be withheld in federal carceral facilities in March 2026 even though it has been considered deadly malpractice for decades
Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 4mo agoA law professor told me on background that depending on jurisdiction, witholding medicine may not count as as disability discrimination. I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around that when I see stories like this.
Sending this to everyone who complains about the Pitt addressing ICE agents in hospitals
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The harm reduction movement is facing an uphill battle, but there is power in numbers
"Being connected to drugs, whether it be use, sales or advocacy, means we are intimately aware of authoritarianism and fascism," said Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug Policy Allian...
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Carry Narcan (naloxone) if you want to save lives from fentanyl but no need to worry if you aren’t using. And If you’re interested in why “fentanyl exposure” is not a real thing or what is really going on in those “fentanyl exposure” reports, I made this video explaining it: youtu.be/215hLEVD9ww?...
The Myth(s) of Fentanyl Exposure
YouTube video by Ryan Marino, MD
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If Republicans keep driving up candy prices it is actually going to be cheaper to give out drugs for trick-or-treat…you can’t really grow cacao and sugarcane in the US but you can make fentanyl, and economic unrest/downturn/inequity are some of the strongest drivers of drug use
The person who oversees healthcare coverage for more than 160 million Americans is lying about healthcare coverage
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agoQ: Unless ACA subsidies are extended, the average plan will increase by somewhere around 115% DR OZ: Where'd you get that number? Q: Kaiser Family Foundation OZ: They retracted that. Here's the truth. The average American who's on ACA is gonna pay $13 more than this year. That's not a big issue
The only people who want to dress like Nazis for Halloween are Nazis
svart flagg@svartflagg.bsky.social · 10mo agoLast night In Athens, GA, a 33 year old named Kenneth Leland Morgan was arrested for aggravated assault after dressing like a Nazi and hitting a glass over a woman's face at a bar people were forcing him out of. The only people who want to dress like Nazis for Halloween are Nazis.
George Santos also pleaded guilty, and Trump explicitly commuted the part of his sentence requiring him to pay $374,000 to his victims, including a veteran who had $3K stolen from a fundraiser for his dog’s medical care thehill.com/regulation/c...
Ahmed Baba@ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 10mo agoTrump rewarded Changpeng Zhao, a business partner who boosted his crypto venture, with a pardon for crimes that Zhao pleaded guilty to. Trading presidential favors for self-interest. You can’t get more classically corrupt than this.
The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
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America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
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We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out.
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@clairezagorski.bsky.social @ryanmarino.bsky.social @stephen-murray.com Now we are expected to believe than officer needed Narcan from a dope bag hitting the outside of his car at 90mph? This may be the all time BS “exposure”claim in history! www.masslive.com/news/2025/10...
Mass. man sentenced for high-speed chase that sent trooper to hospital
The trooper had to be revived with Narcan after his cruiser was hit by discarded narcotics, police said.
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Evergreen reminder that people aren’t putting drugs in Halloween candy. Not only is this not a thing, it’s a distraction from the real issue - vehicles. Cars hitting kiddos. That spikes every Halloween night. Watch your babies, talk about safety, and go with them to keep them out of the street.
‘Klan Whisperer’: How one man helped 200 white supremacists change
