Raagini Jawa MD, MPH, FASAM
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ID-Addiction Medicine Physician researcher #HarmReductionSavesLives
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined February 2014
🚨New pub alert 🚨 in @JAM_ASAM . Drug associated wounds, including those from #xylazine, can heal with early + regular wound care- .SO, we wondered… 🤔how prepared are US addiction professionals to provide wound care?. Let's break it down:
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ought to understand the level of preparedness and ability of front-line addiction professionals who interact with PWUD to provide wound care treatment. Methods We administered a 26-item online survey...
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RT @SmokeWorksBos: Join a FREE WEBINAR from Smoke Works: Xylazine Would Care in Harm Reduction. .
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RT @ijdrugpolicy: "Harms associated with injecting in public spaces: a global systematic review and meta-analysis" by @mehrdadkhezri_ and c….
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RT @PittGIM: As #xylazine spreads in the illicit drug supply, UPMC experts - including @shang_maggie, Ilana Hull, @liebschutz, @Payel_MD, B….
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RT @AMERSA_tweets: We are accepting applications for the Sidney H. Schnoll Early Career Award, which is awarded to early career investigato….
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AMERSA annual national conference is in November. Get information about how and when to send in submissions for abstracts, workshops and conference awards.
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RT @MyHarmReduction: While growing numbers of people understand why sterile syringe access is vital for HIV and HCV prevention, the distrib….
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Across the globe, people who use stimulants have devised creative, sometimes ingenious, smoking tools. Often used to heat up and ...
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RT @AMERSA_tweets: The deadline for abstracts, workshops, and awards for #AMERSA2025 is less than a month away. Submissions focusing on exp….
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RT @GovernorShapiro: Today, I'm challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful cancellation of more than $500 million in Congressionally-a….
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RT @GovernorShapiro: President Trump’s tariffs could cause real harm to Pennsylvania’s hardwood industry and the 60,000 Pennsylvanians who….
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On the eve of anticipated sweeping tariffs imposed by the federal government, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro seized an opportunity to promote the state’s ag and hardwood industries.
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RT @MyHarmReduction: "As addiction journal editors. We are issuing a call to the addiction science community to reverse the unethical, ill….
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RT @RNBluthenthal: New publication led by Erin Gould, Siddhi S. Ganesh, @dr_dimario , Jimi Huh, @RNBluthenthal & Rachel Ceasar. Paper des….
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Introduction Fentanyl is the leading cause of opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States. Given the exogenous market shock of fentanyl and subsequent transition in the illicit opioid supply,...
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RT @SteveJones322: Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
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Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-to...
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RT @PAHarmReduction: URGENT ACTION NEEDED!!.Tell the Senate Judiciary committee to not support the further criminalization of people who us….
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RT @HillPharmD: "Opioid stewardship can no longer be defined by a narrow focus on reducing opioid prescribing. Instead, it must be defined….
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Click on the article title to read more.
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RT @MyHarmReduction: For the first time, we at @DrugPolicyOrg are accepting research poster submissions for our 2025 @ReformConf in Detroit….
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RT @TehyaRJohnson: Im gonna say this loudly for everyone in the back 📢 forcing people into treatment has been proven to not only be ineffec….
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with other city officials, held a roundtable discussion with business owners and residents Wednesday after concerns were raised about the ongoing drug use in the...
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RT @stephenHRNRP: Equating drug use with addiction is a form of social disapproval and stigmatizes drug users.
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RT @RNBluthenthal: New publications alert by @estherchung5 @alexhkral @barrotlambdin Laura Guzman @HarmReduction & others. Association of….
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RT @SAj_AMERSA: Congrats to Dr. Suen & team (& @amersa.org Board Members!) for receiving the 2024 SAj Most Downloaded Paper Award: " #Meth….
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Background: The United States is grappling with an unprecedented overdose crisis, exacerbated by the proliferation of potent synthetic opioids like illicitly ma...
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RT @SAj_AMERSA: In the author's own words: "Successful implementation of #HIV testing and #PrEP in #SUD treatment programs requires address….
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Background: People with substance use disorder (SUD) are at increased risk of HIV infection. HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are evidence-based ...
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