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Alpha Male Martha Stewart 🍉🌈<p>Not sure who needs this info but narcan is supposedly good for 30 year after its experation date via <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/acab4cutie.top/post/3kj7qnavjt52j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/acab4cutie.to</span><span class="invisible">p/post/3kj7qnavjt52j</span></a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/alexander-a-tin.bsky.social/post/3kj7h6lkht42m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/alexander-a-t</span><span class="invisible">in.bsky.social/post/3kj7h6lkht42m</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pharmacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a></p>
kimu<p>Can anyone suggest a *good* training video on using narcan to help others who are having an opioid crisis? I watched a video when I started carrying it but it was basically a PowerPoint. Anything more educational &amp; engaging out there? <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcan</span></a></p>
Levka<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a></p><p>"A new California law directs the state’s workplace safety agencies to require worksites to stock Narcan in their first aid kits, but the regulations haven’t been issued yet. A spokesperson said Cal/OSHA is 'in the early stages of rulemaking,' a process that could take years."</p><p><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/12/opioid-crisis-california-workplace-deaths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/economy/2024/12</span><span class="invisible">/opioid-crisis-california-workplace-deaths/</span></a></p>
DaveKaz<p>Gotta love punk rock shows. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/punkRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punkRock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a></p>
J. David Eisenberg<p>News from one of the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/communityColleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communityColleges</span></a> in my area: “<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NARCAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NARCAN</span></a> Vending Machine Now Available on Campus”</p>
knizer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@Fitnessfoundry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Fitnessfoundry</span></a></span> But wait there's more!</p><p>In <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/SomervilleMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomervilleMA</span></a> on Election Day (9/3) at 3pm, Somerville is hosting a webconference, teaching folks to prevent, recognize, and respond to an opioid <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a>. There are also 2 more <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> distribution events this month - see their instagram post for details.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_N_VX3NJn6/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/C_N_VX3NJn6/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
knizer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@Fitnessfoundry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Fitnessfoundry</span></a></span> here in <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/SomervilleMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomervilleMA</span></a>, city hall has a bunch of purple floodlights set up for tonight, and there was a Health and Human Services table set up out on the sidewalk earlier this afternoon with a stack of <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcan</span></a> boxes for distribution.</p><p>Good to see our city acknowledging the day.</p>
Tevis<p>Ever since I called 911 for a stranger ODing on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opiods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opiods</span></a> a few weeks back, I've been reaching out to organizations on Maryland's list of free <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcan</span></a> distributors.</p><p>Unfortunately, only one has responded, and only to point me back to the list.</p><p>Today I finally just bought some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naloxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naloxone</span></a> at a nearby pharmacy. I can afford the $35, but I worry that barriers like this make naloxone inaccessible to those who can't.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@mroach" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mroach</span></a></span> Similar with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Insulin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insulin</span></a>, which is way cheaper outside the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> to the point that there are people smuggling in gallons of it from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>... </p><p>The only counterexample is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Naloxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Naloxone</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> which is an OTC medication in the U.S. but basically unobtainable in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> for no good reason.</p><ul><li>Granted there ain't that many cases if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fentanyl</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opioid</span></a> ODs in general espechally adjusted per capita but not having it as an option in a personal first aid kit is not good.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Ernsthafte Frage an @bmg_bund@social.bund.de <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@Bundesregierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bundesregierung</span></a></span>: </p><p>Warum sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opioid</span></a>-Anthragonisten wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Naloxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Naloxon</span></a> aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a>"</em> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rezeptpflichtig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rezeptpflichtig</span></a> bzw. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Verschreibungspflichtig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verschreibungspflichtig</span></a>? </p><p>Deren Einsatz ist sicher, effektiv und kann bei Fällen einer <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/%C3%9Cberdosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Überdosis</span></a> von z.B. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fentanyl</span></a> Leben retten...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1905t9pCsUY&amp;t=533s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=1905t9pCsU</span><span class="invisible">Y&amp;t=533s</span></a></p>
PeachMcD<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SmudgeTheInsultCat</span></a></span> <br>When this <a href="https://union.place/tags/LibraryStaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryStaff</span></a> worker was trained to administer <a href="https://union.place/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> we were taught to make darn sure the person was actually od'ing</p><p>You're usually funny but this hit me in a sad place... I have fam in the South who've lost friends to <a href="https://union.place/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fentanyl</span></a> <br>💔</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@anghenfil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anghenfil</span></a></span> IMHO sollte statt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repression</span></a> die kontrollierte <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Abgabe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abgabe</span></a> stattfinden.</p><ul><li>Denn ob Leute <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Drogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drogen</span></a> nehmen hat nicht s mit der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Legalit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legalität</span></a> zu tun, wo und wie diese an Drogen gelangen allerdings schon.</li></ul><p>Probleme wie z.B. tödliche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fentanyl</span></a>-Überdosen passieren ja gerade in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repression</span></a>|s-basierten Ländern wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bayern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bayern</span></a>... </p><ul><li>Auch gehören IMHO alle <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpferlosenDelikte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpferlosenDelikte</span></a> ersatzlos gestrichen und Verurteilungen rückwirkend annuliert sowie die Betroffenen rehabilitiert.</li></ul><p>Absurderweise sind z.B. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gegenmittel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gegenmittel</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> weder frei verkäuflich noch führbar, was die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ErsteHilfe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErsteHilfe</span></a> bei vielen Überdosen weniger effektiv macht...</p>
Jeff Levin-Scherz MD<p>Today in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Employer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Employer</span></a> Coverage: Overdose deaths decline but remain high. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opioid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/substanceuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>substanceuse</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>narcan</span></a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/employercoverage/p/overdose-deaths-decline-but-remain?r=ovpa4&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/employer</span><span class="invisible">coverage/p/overdose-deaths-decline-but-remain?r=ovpa4&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</span></a></p>
Jeff Levin-Scherz MD<p>Today in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Employer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Employer</span></a> Coverage: Follow-ups of recent posts, including <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Narcan</span></a>, pig kidney transplant, and abortion bans.</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ThursdayShorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThursdayShorts</span></a> @JAMASurgery <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/employercoverage/p/thursday-shorts-follow-ups" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/employer</span><span class="invisible">coverage/p/thursday-shorts-follow-ups</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A decade ago, 700 fewer people here were being killed by drugs each year. And when fatalities began to rise from the synthetic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioid</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a>, so potent that even minuscule doses are deadly, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a>’s initial response was hailed as a national model. The city set ambitious goals, distributed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a> widely, experimented w/ways to steer people into treatment &amp; ratcheted up campaigns to alert the public.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Addiction</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Neuropsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neuropsychology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a></p>
Jeff Levin-Scherz MD<p>Today in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Employer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Employer</span></a> Coverage: Follow-ups of recent posts, including <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Narcan</span></a>, pig kidney transplant, and abortion bans. </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ThursdayShorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThursdayShorts</span></a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/employercoverage/p/thursday-shorts-follow-ups" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/employer</span><span class="invisible">coverage/p/thursday-shorts-follow-ups</span></a>?</p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Deadly overdoses stopped surging among L.A. County homeless people. Narcan could be why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overdoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdoses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcan</span></a></p>
Alameda Post<p>Alameda Police announced that it is offering fentanyl test kits for free from the front counter of the main Police station at 1555 Oak St. which provide results in five minutes</p><p><a href="https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-offers-free-fentanyl-test-kits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alamedapost.com/news/apd-offer</span><span class="invisible">s-free-fentanyl-test-kits/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/alameda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alameda</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AlamedaPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlamedaPolice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/apd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apd</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/narcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcan</span></a></p>