sometimes<p>🖤 If you care about harm reduction, people who use drugs (PWUD), and unhoused community, watch out for these upcoming Ontario Bills.</p><p>Bill 6: (previously Bill 242) criminalises people using substances in “public places” and in “structures”; and expands the Trespass to Property Act — a concern for PWUD, unhoused people at encampments, may also be used against various people simply on so-called “private property” — possible penalty includes arrest without warrant, max $10,000 fine, and/or imprisonment — urgent: second reading tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday May 6) will likely be pushed through without little debate.<br><a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ola.org/en/legislative-busines</span><span class="invisible">s/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-6</span></a></p><p>Bill 10: (schedule 8) penalises residential and commercial (private and non-profit) landlords seen as permitting or participating in drug production or trafficking (including cannabis); and provides for recovery of enforcement costs (extensive $) — a concern for tenants who use drugs, sublet-ers, social housing providers, other social service providers (e.g., shelters, drop-ins, existing/medical centre integrated versions of OPSs/SCSs, etc.), and possibly dispensaries and similar. <a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ola.org/en/legislative-busines</span><span class="invisible">s/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-10</span></a></p><p>Bill 238: (schedule 2) gives Minister power to enforce emergency measures on municipalities and service providers — possibility of being used against encampments and harm reduction services — comes with threat of service or municipal defunding, funding cuts (e.g., diminishing or eliminating homelessness related funding for not clearing encampments), or fines (a max of $5,000 for individuals to a max 25,000 otherwise).<br><a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-238" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ola.org/en/legislative-busines</span><span class="invisible">s/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-238</span></a></p><p>Bill 9: addresses municipal councillor conduct with penalties — possibility of being weaponised against Councillors who dissent from Conservatives. <a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ola.org/en/legislative-busines</span><span class="invisible">s/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-9</span></a></p><p>Through the grapevine: possible Bill proposal coming up for forcing incarcerated people into drug treatment.</p><p>Disclaimer: Much of this information arises from community and ought to be credited to community <3 Also, this is an interpretation of legislature from someone with no formal legal training. Here is a link to that legislature:<a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/current" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ola.org/en/legislative-busines</span><span class="invisible">s/bills/current</span></a><br>This information is intended to be informative and not reactionary. Please be in touch if you know more.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SafeConsumptionSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeConsumptionSites</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OverdosePreventionSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverdosePreventionSites</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a></p>
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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>Not sure if that many of todays middle aged would get the Ford Anglia reference - these were already rare when we were young boys! </p><p>The doctor would be better off as well as pointing out health risks from <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cocaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cocaine</span></a> (which many men don't care about) reminding them its illegal, easily detectable via swabs at roadside <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DUI</span></a> checks, and if you are caught with it in your bloodstream you won't be driving anything for a year or more..</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/like-putting-a-supercharger-onto-a-ford-anglia-what-drugs-do-to-your-body-in-middle-age/ar-AA1DxZFe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-gb/health/other/lik</span><span class="invisible">e-putting-a-supercharger-onto-a-ford-anglia-what-drugs-do-to-your-body-in-middle-age/ar-AA1DxZFe</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>The saddest part of this is *two* generations have now been fucked up by recreational <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> use - with significant burdens to the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> and reinforcement of <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/prohibitionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prohibitionist</span></a> attitudes amongst wider society.. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2025-04-29/i-struggle-to-sleep-most-nights-recovering-ketamine-addict-warns-others" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">itv.com/news/meridian/2025-04-</span><span class="invisible">29/i-struggle-to-sleep-most-nights-recovering-ketamine-addict-warns-others</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>PSA: <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Nitazenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nitazenes</span></a> are finding their way into <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cocaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cocaine</span></a> and other substances sold as <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/partydrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>partydrugs</span></a> all across the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> - also <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/xylazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xylazine</span></a> is turning up as an adulterant (its been reported in street <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a>). </p><p>I'm also increasingly hearing of people from the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/rave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rave</span></a> scene who don't normally take the harder stuff keeling over as they accidentally end up consuming these substances - <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3qe3dek0xo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3qe3</span><span class="invisible">dek0xo</span></a></p>
Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦<p>Carney does no have a drug policy planned out. This is unfortunate, especially when there is a risk of Canada moving right of center with a banker in power. We will continue to see drug users ignored by our governments.</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/DrugPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opioids</span></a></p>
Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦<p>As a harm reduction advocate, drug policy has always been an important issue for me. I will never vote Conservative because of their heavy-handed and cruel approach to addiction. They don't think we're people.</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ItsOurVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsOurVote</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/2025Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025Vote</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/CanadaElection2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaElection2025</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a></p>
Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦<p>We need to stop this idea that drug diversion of any kind is bad. If safe supply is diverted, it means safe supply is supplanting illicitly produced drugs. It means people are safer.</p><p>Diversion of safe supply is still safe supply. </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/SafeSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeSupply</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/DrugPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opioids</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/OpioidCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpioidCrisis</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen<p><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/156248" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shrooms</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/1026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mushroom</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/33707" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Psilocybin</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/60071" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Psilocin</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/33706" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LSD</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/12325" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Psychedelics</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/22865" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarmReduction</a></p><p>(comment on <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/book/1686687" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>Spiss fleinsopp</i></a>)</p>
Justice for Willie Simmons<p>Crackdown</p><p>Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs</p><p>Part memoir, part manifesto, Crackdown is a story of the drug war, told from the frontlines.</p><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/700597/crackdown-by-garth-mullins/9780385674898" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/70</span><span class="invisible">0597/crackdown-by-garth-mullins/9780385674898</span></a></p><p>The producer of one of the best podcasts out there has published a book. He is a great story teller.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abolition</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/abolition" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>abolition</span></a></span> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/warondrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warondrugs</span></a></p>
Blake Hamilton<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-introduces-controversial-involuntary-addictions-treatment-bill-1.7511051" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/al</span><span class="invisible">berta-introduces-controversial-involuntary-addictions-treatment-bill-1.7511051</span></a> </p><p>Alberta’s new involuntary addiction treatment bill confuses coercion for care. Evidence shows forced treatment rarely works—what we need is housing, harm reduction, and real support, not more control dressed up as compassion.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦<p>Supporting policies that result in harm and death is not merely a difference of opinion, it is partial responsibility for every single one of those deaths. It is a threat to society and must be treated as such.</p><p>Moralized drug policy is slaughter. </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/DrugPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p>
Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦<p>Reading an article about a conservative Gen Z influencer who became far-right after someone "who appeared to be on fentanyl" punched him in the head. That guy is probably dead or dying, but this dude will only ever care about a bruise long gone.</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/DrugPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fentanyl</span></a></p>
Psychedelic Institute<p>Ketamine for mental health - A naturalistic inventory of prescribing practices, safety, and adverse effects (Stuart, et al, 2025) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamineassistedtherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamineassistedtherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamineassistedpsychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamineassistedpsychotherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy</span></a> Treating all ketamine administration like anesthesia decreases access, increases stigmatization adding to confusion and panic surrounding this medicine. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.0000215" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.plos.org/mentalhealth</span><span class="invisible">/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.0000215</span></a></p>
Ryan Hite<p>Huntington, WV was once the overdose capital of America.</p><p>Now? It’s leading the fight back—with quick response teams, detox centers, and hope.</p><p>🧵 How one city turned pain into purpose → <a href="https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/04/09/from-rock-bottom-to-resilience-how-huntington-west-virginia-became-the-frontline-of-americas-opioid-battle/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ryanjhite.com/2025/04/09/from-</span><span class="invisible">rock-bottom-to-resilience-how-huntington-west-virginia-became-the-frontline-of-americas-opioid-battle/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpioidCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpioidCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HuntingtonWV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HuntingtonWV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RecoveryIsPossible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecoveryIsPossible</span></a></p>
Lucy Weir<p>I'm teaching a meditation, and having a chat about, addiction and hedonism on <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Monday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/InsightTimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsightTimer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Insight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Hedonism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hedonism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dyonisus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dyonisus</span></a></p>
Psychedelic Institute<p><a href="https://psychedelicmentalhealth.net/spotlight-ketamine-for-mental-health-a-naturalistic-inventory-of-prescribing-practices-safety-and-adverse-effects-stuart-et-al-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">psychedelicmentalhealth.net/sp</span><span class="invisible">otlight-ketamine-for-mental-health-a-naturalistic-inventory-of-prescribing-practices-safety-and-adverse-effects-stuart-et-al-2025/</span></a> Ketamine for mental health - A naturalistic inventory of prescribing practices, safety, and adverse effects (Stuart, et al, 2025) "there are no reports of hypertensive emergency with ketamine treatment in the literature, or in this survey of real world use" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamineassistedpsychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamineassistedpsychotherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketaminetherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketaminetherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelictherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelictherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p>
Psychedelic Institute<p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-91894-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-025</span><span class="invisible">-91894-0</span></a> Effects of marijuana and tobacco on male fertility and their relationship to genetic variation of mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase genes (Amor, et al, 2025) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sperm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sperm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marijuana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/male" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>male</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fertility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fertility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a></p>
Psychedelic Institute<p>Ketamine as part of multi-modal analgesia may reduce <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioid</span></a> requirements following cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational cohort study (Hall, et al, 2025) <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40181432/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/401814</span><span class="invisible">32/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ketaminesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ketaminesafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardiacicu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardiacicu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painmanagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardiaccare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardiaccare</span></a> Note - ketamine found safe to use post heart surgery for pain management with no cases of respiratory depression or mortalities. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelicresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelicresearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugsafety</span></a></p>
k<p>From MAAP MA: </p><p>On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10AM the City Council’s Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery will host a hearing to discuss the reinstatement and funding of the Community Syringe Service Program. </p><p>We are using this hearing as an opportunity to call on the Council to reinstate their shuttered evidence-based programs and services, expand their investment in evidence-based solutions rooted in people’s self-identified needs, and divest from policies and practices that criminalize poor and unhoused community members. Join us!</p><p>Email the Boston City Council by Tuesday April 1 at 10AM to demand support and invest in evidence-based and root-cause solutions rooted in people’s self-identified needs, and divest from policies and practices that criminalize poor and unhoused community members!</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/BostonCC0422" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/BostonCC0422</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bospoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bospoli</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mapoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapoli</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a></p>
Psychedelic Institute<p>World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior, Study Finds <a href="https://flip.it/YA_-5G" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/YA_-5G</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tylenol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tylenol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paracetamol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paracetamol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acetaminophen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acetaminophen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a></p>
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