Matt Elrod 🇨🇦
@melrod42
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Reclusive Canadian audiophile, poetic naturalist, veteran drug policy reform activist, library cataloguer, programmer and webmaster. Born to be mild.
Metchosin, B.C.
Joined February 2012
“On one level it is a cross that’s a following cross. On another level it is an X, and the X is, we are marked out of the system, as it stands. We don’t go along with it.” https://t.co/7wm47cq2dX
oxygen.com
Following the Manson Family’s 1969 campaign of murder — including, most infamously, the brutal slaying of pregnant actress Sharon Tate — one of the trials of the century began in summer 1970, with a...
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"A Wall Street Journal analysis of Medicare data found one in six seniors enrolled in Medicare’s drug benefit were prescribed eight or more medications at the same time."
How much of this is due to perverse incentives built into the third-party payer system?
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The same sound arguments used against gun prohibition apply equally to drug prohibition. https://t.co/yK6Ko0pVEN
nytimes.com
The proliferation of illegal firearms from the United States has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border.
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"This week, we go one toke over the line and look at the emerging world of cannabis marketing." https://t.co/qbFx7qVQMO
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode · Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly · 2025-12-20 · 27m
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And what to do about the hospitals and pharmacies with stockpiles of this WMD?
Honest question: Is Jim Beam a WMD? People drink it to get high, and there are 178,000 alcohol-related deaths per year versus 40,000 from fentanyl. In both cases, people purchase and consume the substance. In neither case are they dropped on populations like a bioweapon, poison
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"It’s doing so under the guise of “increasing access” to treatment, phrasing described by one opponent as “Orwellian.”" https://t.co/zoAzbA0TNz
filtermag.org
The British Columbia government is doubling down on involuntary treatment for people who use drugs, fast-tracking a law to skirt ...
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“I’ll never go back to drinking,” said one participant. “I find cannabis is not a destructive force like alcohol has been on me. It’s a gentle glow.” https://t.co/lBwAOiM4fy
stratcann.com
Cannabis substitution in an Ottawa managed alcohol program is linked to a significant reduction in daily alcohol consumption among participants.
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"As communities across the province grapple with street disorder and a sense of insecurity, involuntary care is seen by many as a solution. Politicians of all stripes have offered it up to concerned residents and businesses as a path forward." https://t.co/olrdWGE1eD
castanet.net
It seems so simple, so basic an idea you wonder why it has not been implemented yet. It is involuntary care.
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"... it could be argued that the risk involved with new solutions is outweighed by the inadequacy of current ones and is therefore worthy of trial." https://t.co/ZjOGHy7Wse
universitytimes.ie
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"... this somewhat simplistic finding expresses the difficulty of providing a single population-level measurement of whether alcohol and cannabis are complements or substitutes." https://t.co/yU69daOol8
cambridge.org
Understanding alcohol and cannabis bundling: Evidence from a basket-based choice experiment
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"Although the average time that it takes a person with a SUD to enter into prolonged recovery is eight to nine years with three to four treatment admissions, many courts expect defendants to immediately enter into long-term sobriety." https://t.co/IDMqCkc7AZ
taylorfrancis.com
Neuroscience demonstrates that substance use disorders (SUDs) are chronic, brain-based illnesses that have a profound effect on the brain, decision-making, and
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“We will ultimately just see drug use move from within the [site] to parks, to alleyways, to doorways of businesses, and with it will come, I think, the deaths that [supervised consumption] has been preventing for years and helping mitigate,” said Oliver. https://t.co/BjeAkusXrl
cbc.ca
The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site at Sheldon Chumir Health Centre, despite criticism from...
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"Two Vancouver activists sold clean, tested drugs bought on the dark web in an effort to stop toxic drug deaths. Now, they're arguing in court that the laws they broke violate drug users' constitutional rights. Do they have a case?" https://t.co/BdfbL9mRys
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"Clear, evidence-based reporting is important to counter myths, explain legal uncertainty and show what these centers actually do." https://t.co/SrphXjqZ9I
healthjournalism.org
Clear, evidence-based reporting is important to counter myths, explain legal uncertainty and show what harm reduction centers actually do.
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"Canada has demonstrated its ability to innovate in the fight against opioid overdoses, they point out: it is currently the only country to experiment with safe supply on a large scale." https://t.co/upOyO9Cp5e
nouvelles.umontreal.ca
Canadian researchers want to clarify the concepts related to safe opioid supply to better assess their impact and guide public-health policies.
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"Together, this study suggests that policymakers working to grow funding support for drug policy reform should utilize law enforcement who may be seen as credible messengers by the public." @PoliceForReform
https://t.co/j8lkkecQwr
tandfonline.com
In an era of evolving drug legislation, this study investigates the factors that influence public support, willingness to fund, and the amount people are willing to spend on harm reduction programs...
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"Perea said most buyers come from Texas. By and large, they don’t light up here but take the product home." https://t.co/vVedGU3bYl
informnny.com
Whether they’re for or against the consumption of marijuana, residents agree the cannabis tax revenue has been beneficial for their community, which is known for its horse track and casino and the …
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"In this propensity-matched cohort study of patients with AUD, cannabis use was associated with a reduced risk of ALD, with the greatest risk reduction seen in patients with CUD compared to CU and non-CU." https://t.co/ibkxHhFe0G
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality, yet effective therapeutic options remain limited. Preclinical data suggest that modula...
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Canada is sobering up, quietly but progressively. Ontario’s latest LCBO Annual Report offers a remarkably honest portrait of a province—and indeed a country—entering a new era of alcohol consumption. The topline conclusion is unmistakable: Canadians are drinking less. Not
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"Apparently, all it takes is someone telling President Trump that someone in federal prison was “targeted by Biden” or “is being treated very unfairly” and Trump asks where he can sign to issue a full pardon." https://t.co/l8wDWOvIZp
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