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Tonia Ahern

@tahern1128

Married with five children. Favorite time is with my family. Favorite place is at the beach.

Joined March 2013
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Trump announced reparations for white people today, if anyone was wondering how wildly racist this is going to get
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BREAKING: Kamala Harris’ campaign just released their first ad taking on JD Vance’s inability to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Retweet to make sure every American sees this ad.
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Every. Single. Word. 🔥🔥🔥 #DemVoice1
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@maddenifico5 Jul 2024
This gentleman makes too much sense.
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EXCITING NEWS 🎉 #OnPointNYC has a new website! Check it out here ⤵️ onpointnyc.org 🤎 Please share! @VOCALNewYork @DrugPolicyOrg @lac_news @FPHNYC @nycHealthy @NYCHealthCommr @NYHFoundation @NYCommTrust @OpenSociety @AIDS_United @david_sheff @davechokshi @DrChinazo
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Maia Szalavitz@maiasz25 May 2023
Excellent piece on the very bad idea of "pre addiction"— we already know what happens when we label teens who aren't addicted as addicted. it's not good
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@statnews25 May 2023
Adopting the term "preaddiction" could have potentially disastrous consequences for people with substance use disorders. trib.al/d9BLhNR
Adopting the term ‘preaddiction’ would be a serious mistake

Adopting the term ‘preaddiction’ would be a serious mistake

Adopting the term "preaddiction" could have potentially disastrous consequences for people with substance use disorders.

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Maia Szalavitz@maiasz11 Mar 2023
my latest for NYT. Not anti-AA. Just opposed to basing treatment on it & paying for what you can get for free & it being the "one true way for all" nytimes.com/2023/03/11/opini…
Opinion | People Have a Right to Nonreligious Rehab (Published 2023)

Opinion | People Have a Right to Nonreligious Rehab (Published 2023)

All addiction treatment should be science-based.

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Alissa Quart@lisquart21 Nov 2022
Replying to @JSADJournal @econhardship @Appalachia100 @engagejoe @judith_feinberg @s_ak @DavidRwallis @rachsanoff
This turned out so well @motherjones Also it would be great if you could listen and share this great interview on #harmreduction with @maiasz ttbook.org/interview/how-har… @TTBOOK

How harm reduction disrupts painful cycles of addiction

Maia Szalavitz is an expert in addiction. She is also someone who has experienced it personally as a young woman. It was during that time that she came upon a concept that is only now changing how we...

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We MUST do better. #Addiction #Recovery #MentalHealth #Homelessness #CriminalJustice Sadly, the list is endless.
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Watch Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America on Pluto TV. #plutotv pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/un… Drop In. Watch Free via @plutotv pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/un…
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In this episode of #TalkAboutIt, GloZell chats about stigma, treatment, and inadequate family support. Tonia Ahern, a parent coach said, “If I didn’t have the cash to put [my son] into treatment, they didn’t want anything to do with him.”  hubs.la/Q01nkZss0
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Maia Szalavitz@maiasz31 Aug 2022
@TracieMGardner is at about 14 minutes in... you can see a committee member literally turning his back on her & telling her to shut up. Note how "representative" the committee is of those affected by addiction in NYS..NOT
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Maia Szalavitz@maiasz5 Aug 2022
not treating pain doesn't prevent addiction. it just tortures people theguardian.com/global-devel…
Pain-relief shortage in poorer countries ‘due to stigma of US opioids crisis’

Pain-relief shortage in poorer countries ‘due to stigma of US opioids crisis’

Palliative doctors call for relaxation of laws to redress huge unmet need for drugs among majority of world’s population

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Maia Szalavitz@maiasz26 Jul 2022
thanks Claudia & thanks again to everyone who shared stories, even though a lot of that section got cut. I appreciate it & will be writing more in future!
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@CMerandi26 Jul 2022
Standing ovation for @maiasz ! nytimes.com/2022/07/26/opini…
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.@maiasz is spot on. The "codependency" label paralyzes and shames loved ones of those with #addiction. They deserve compassionate, data-driven solutions, not more blame. | Codependency Is a Toxic Myth in Addiction Recovery via @nytimes nyti.ms/3ceuL2S
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NJ launches new tool in battle against substance use disorders

NJ launches new tool in battle against substance use disorders

An online tool has been developed that gives user-friendly info about different treatment programs operating all over New Jersey

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My thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Maia Szalavitz@maiasz20 Jun 2022
important work! In Undoing Drugs, I also have a chapter on the harm done by this crackdown without providing help for pain, addiction or doctors who want to do right thing.
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We love, support and celebrate Ryan’s life daily in recovery. ~ Barbara Hampton This story is to honor all the moms with a loved one in recovery and also to send a message of hope that #recovery is possible. bit.ly/3P59RCo
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