The SHARE Project Spreading Hope & Awareness and Removing the Epidemic Stigma. A source of support for families affected by the drug crisis.
Waynesville, NC
Joined February 2020
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OUD patients who initiated buprenorphine treatment through telehealth have been found more likely to remain engaged with treatment longer than those who began treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a recent NIDA study.
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Things to say when you don’t know what to say:
“I know things are hard right now. Just wanted to let you know that I love you.”
“Thanks for being in my life.”
“I’m here for you in whatever I can be.”
“I’m really proud of you.”
“Your friendship means a lot to me.”
"I miss you."
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We should support people who have a medical condition with the tools they need. Whether their condition is addiction, diabetes, or heart disease, how we treat people shouldn’t change.
#LifeUnitesUs #EndAddictionStigma
#RecoveryIsPossible
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Addiction is treatable, but too often, the tools that are proven to work are stigmatized. We shouldn’t judge how someone recovers; we should support the fact that they are recovering.
#LifeUnitesUs #EndAddictionStigma #RecoveryIsPossible
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At 12 I started using drugs.
At 14 I was incarcerated and made a ward of the court.
At 16 I joined a gang & bounced through foster care.
By 18, I was already fully immersed in crime, drugs & prison.
By 23, I was fully addicted & homeless & facing multiple near fatal medical issues for years.
At 42 I died 6 times.
At 43 I got sober.
At 44 I became a father.
At 45 I got my first legitimate job in years.
At 49 I did my 1st TEDx Talk.
At 50 I became an International Public Speaker.
Nobody thought I'd live past 30 & here I am. It's never too late to start over!
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Drug laws should prevent people dying from overdose, not contribute to it. Our thoughts are with everyone who has lost someone. 🧡
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If policymakers' goal truly is to save lives they would end the failed #WarOnDrugs
Stop criminalizing #IndividualizedCare
Immediately implement #SaferSupply & redirect funds from punitive measures to the Social Determinants of #Health
#HarmReduction, Tx, 🏠, Med/mental health+
ALT Safer Supply (black background yellow text) * Regulated supply chain * Known Quality * Known Potency * Decreases Cartel Related Crime (Image of RX Fentanyl liquid & patch above stack of RX in pop out pill packs) #HarmReduction #PainSpeaking Black Market Supply (red text) (Image of a variety of black market drugs: pills, powders in baggies lying beside syringes) * Driving the overdose crisis * Unregulated supply chain / Underground Labs * Unknown Quality - Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl (IMF) - xylazine * Unknown Potency * Increase Cartel Profits & Violent Crime #WarOnDrugs
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Addiction affects people of all ages, all genders, and all income levels. It’s a medical condition, just like diabetes. And like diabetes, people with it can have meaningful lives, too. Erasing stigma makes that possible for more people.
#LifeUnitesUs #EndAddictionStigma
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Whether it’s asthma or addiction, a medical condition is never someone’s choice. But the stigma toward people with addiction blames them—and that keeps people from getting treatment, getting better, and living full lives.
#LifeUnitesUs #EndAddictionStigma #RecoveryIsPossible
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✅ 988 Fact: What you say about yourself is your choice when you call, text or chat 988. The 988 Lifeline has several safeguards to address concerns about privacy. #suicideprevention #988Lifeline bit.ly/3RncCQb
ALT Infographic with different facts about contacting the 988 Lifeline and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline logo. Details of the infographic are: When you contact 988: You don?t have to say who you are or where you are. You will get support from a trained crisis counselor. Call or text 988, or chat 988Lifeline.org. There is hope.
Join us May 21st, for an afternoon of learning about #substancemisuse, #overdose and how it affects our families & community. What role does #stigma play in seeking help? And how we can bring HOPE to those that need.
#hopenotstigma – at Lake Junaluska, NC
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It’s Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week!
Getting help for your child's mental health is nothing to be ashamed of. #NoShame
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Beth, I can’t thank you enough for your support and your kind words. By submitting your piece, you have taken Harm Reduction and @_OnPointNYC work in the OPC’s to an international level that is already moving the needle in a positive way ✊🏽❤️✊🏽
My piece on why harm reductionist Sam Rivera’s work is so crucial, lifesaving, and important to turning back overdose deaths. Sam Rivera Is on the 2023 TIME 100 List | TIME time.com/collection/100-most…
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SAFE Project applauds the FDA's approval of Narcan, the naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, for over-the-counter (OTC) distribution. As our country continues to struggle with this epidemic, this approval is a step toward making naloxone more readily available, saving more lives.
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#NDAFW Know the facts: Methamphetamine abuse can result in anxiety, insomnia, addiction, mood swings, paranoia, and violent behavior. Talk to your teen today. fal.cn/3wSpv #TipsforTeens
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YES PLEASE!!!
An FDA panel recommended the lifesaving nasal spray be distributed without a prescription
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Summer may be gone but your healthy weight journey can continue. Go sober this #DryJanuary and download the #LowerMyDrinking app to boost your health.
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We criminalize poverty.
We criminalize homelessness.
We criminalize addiction.
We criminalize people who use drugs.
We criminalize mental health.
Let's make 2023 the year we support people who struggle with these health conditions instead of criminalizing them. #healthcare
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NEW! "Substance Deaths Up Among Seniors" 'Old enough to know better' doesn't apply when the problem becomes addiction. wp.me/pbpdx5-dk4
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Our conversation with @matthewperry was the #1 most downloaded #HeartOfTheMatter episode of 2022!
If you haven’t already, listen to his interview with @evargastv, as well as all of our #HeartOfTheMatter episodes, at drugfree.org/podcast or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
