Jessica Holtsbaum
@jessafcfa
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Co-founder of Change the Face of Addiction ~ Grieving Sister ~ Harm Reduction Advocate ~ Progressive Drug Policy ~ #SupportDontPunish ~ #HarmReduction
Calgary, Alberta
Joined October 2016
The reason I care so much about the current opioid epidemic. Always missing you Nath❤️
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Dr. Theresa Tam calls for leaders to provide full range of addiction services, including Safe Consumption sites, methadone treatment, opioid agonist services. "Addiction is not a choice" @jkenney @tylershandro @jasonluan88
#compassionUCP @momsstoptheharm @jessafcfa
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Join us on Monday, August 31st, 12:00-1:30pm #IOAD2020 #music #hope #awareness
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Meth Use Presentation & Community Consultation presented by @HIVCommLink on August 27th #ioad2020 #overdoseawareness Eventbrite Link 👇 https://t.co/JAOoyxj0iJ
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Talking to Teens about Substance Use 101 presented by @RebeccaSaah on August 26th #ioad2020 #overdoseawareness Eventbrite Link 👇 https://t.co/xgm3EjOWUP
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Vulnerable Peoples Training presented by @alphahouseyyc on August 25th #ioad2020 #overdoseawareness Eventbrite link👇 https://t.co/WQoutVTMkp
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Harm Reduction & Best Practices presented by @HIVCommLink on August 24th #ioad2020 #overdoseawareness #harmreduction Eventbrite link👇 https://t.co/SUYshDCG6G
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Step One: Recognize that it is a public health emergency Step Two: Engage people DIRECTLY involved with the impact of the public health emergency to understand what is needed Step Three: Take action to address the needs https://t.co/NIw6wSWPYv
globalnews.ca
The funding will be used to open 17 new supervised consumption services and 12 new inhalation services.
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BC adding 17 new supervised consumption services and 12 inhalation services in response to dramatic spike in ODs during COVID-19.
news.gov.bc.ca
More people in B.C. will have access to life-saving overdose prevention, treatment and supports.
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The #Alberta model. Works best when you don’t keep score. Release #overdose data for Q2 @jasonluan88. #ABLeg #ABpoli
I can’t confirm overdose deaths in rural Alberta over the past couple weeks, as I’m a peer worker and not privy to AHS database, but I think obituaries count 🤷🏻♀️ At least one person lost in #killam #bashaw #delburne #drumheller #camrose @jkenney @jasonluan88
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The inevitable result of the war on drugs. Legally regulate the supply and these people lose their power. Someone on this thread suggested a missile would ‘take them out’. No. A missile would merely make rivals happy. Rivals are endless- until it’s legal.
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Save lives. Decriminalize. As Canada continues to battle an opioid epidemic, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is calling on federal lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal consumption. #cdnpoli
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To the #SCSReview panel and @jasonluan88. ‘In this study, we identified notable cost savings produced through overdose management at SCS...The SCS thus offers direct savings, and secondary benefits from fewer visits to emergency departments.’ #ABLeg
https://t.co/gHZNluel1A
qeios.com
Background and Aims: We report on a cost study, using population level data to determine the impact of emergency overdose management at supervised consumption services (SCS) versus conventional...
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#DearJason We at @ChangetheFaceAB are taking the opportunity to write to you, @jasonluan88, our Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. We know how important this job is to you, but we need to talk about your performance... #ABLeg #ABpoli
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An incredible human✊
We are so blessed to have an amazing volunteer team behind @ChangetheFaceAB. When one of our volunteers gets a shout out, we want to share it so they know just how important they are to this community. Thank you @CoreyRanger. @canadanurses @HRNA_AIIRM
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Leaders & commentators getting more worked up about property damage than police killings; more exercised about public order than white supremacy, cooing words about peaceful change when they mean no change, calling for calm when they mean submission. You are seen.
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"It makes me concerned about what happens when we're not looking," he said. "And that resonates with the stories that I hear from patients who have had encounters with police officers." https://t.co/8jHWXfqZzM
cbc.ca
Edmonton police is reviewing an incident in which an officer posted a photo of two officers posing with a shirtless and handcuffed man who was arrested while allegedly high on drugs.
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Prevention should not be a privilege during #COVID19. Not everyone has the luxury to wash their hands, physically distance and stay at home. HousingFirst means #safesupply #harmreduction #COVIDequity.Opinion editorial with @CoreyRanger
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What should Albertans do if they feel sick? Please share widely. ❎ Do NOT go to your doctor’s office, ER or clinic. ✅ Take the COVID-19 self-assessment: https://t.co/lp4IEQYJUE ✅ Call Health Link 811 if instructed. Most importantly – stay home. #COVID19AB
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Academic peeps: I've lived through many disasters. Here is my advice on "productivity". First, play the long game. Your peers who are trying to work as normal right now are going to burn out fast. They're doomed. Make a plan with a longer vision. /1
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