Presentation on the new #polysubstance #epidemic - #4thWave #fentanyl #meth #stimulants #harmReduction

We participated in Brighton High School's L.I.F.E. (Leaders Influencing Future Excellence) event yesterday. We loved getting to talk with these seniors, play games with our polysubstance goggles, and encourage students to make responsible, healthy decisions throughout their lives!

Poly addiction ?
Polysubstance abuse
Polyphagia (eating addiction)
Polyamory (sexual addiction
Polygamy (sexual addiction)
Red alert alarming situation addiction is going to destroy our lives let's add action to avoid addiction
Dr Najeeb Rumi
Website mindhealthdoctors.com

Upcoming presentation on the new #polysubstance #epidemic with an emphasis on #CCP ’s dominant surge in culpability- #fentanyl #meth #Xylazine #lastMile #wildlifeTrafficking #Captagon

Ever heard of 'polysubstance use'? 🤔

It involves using multiple substances together — is it common, and what are the risks?

Click to learn more.

* Facts provided by Cannabis and Mental Health.

#DrinkSmartTIPS #cannabisandmentalhealth

This month is Alcohol Awareness Month!

Did you know that mixing alcohol with other substances is the most common and widespread kind of polysubstance behavior?

Raise your awareness this month by learning the dangers of mixing alcohol with other substances.

New today from AddictionNews:
America’s Polysubstance Abuse Crisis
The rise of polysubstance abuse, particularly the combination of synthetic opioids and stimulants, is ushering in a dangerous new era in the country's addiction crisis.
addictionnews.com/americas-polys…

AIDS is too many things. In 1985 HIV became the cause of AIDS by definition, but then gay polysubstance abusing HIV negative Kaposi’s sarcoma patients no longer had AIDS, so they made those diseases AIDS again, but that made HIV negative people have AIDS.

Excuse the urbanism but this block is insane

.@WV_DoHS's Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) and Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) today co-hosted the West Virginia Polysubstance Summit: Current Trends Across the Continuum of Substance Use Disorder Care.

dhhr.wv.gov/News/Pages/Wes…

Focusing on one problem like opioid overdoses or methamphetamine use misses the bigger picture: the polysubstance use that is so common. A look at the most common drug combinations provides insight into the extent of this challenging issue.
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59AAF w/T2DM, resistant HTN, obesity, polysubstance abuse, OSA who presented c/o fall at SNF and found to have AMS, septic shock & hyperammonemia 2/2 urea cycle disorder. Found to have #acanthocytes
#UrinarySediment #UrineMicroscopy

A 44‐year‐old man with a history of polysubstance use disorder presents with coma. Brain MRI demonstrates diffuse cerebellar edema on FLAIR and multiple foci of restricted diffusion in the cerebellar, hippocampus, and basal ganglia. #NeurologyRF 🧵👇

Overdose Prevention is a core component of #NationalPreventionWeek . Polysubstance use, the use of multiple substances at once, significantly increases your risk of overdose. Stay informed, carry Naloxone, and educate those around you #NationalPreventionWeek .

Over 86% of New Mexico overdoses include mixing drugs and/or alcohol.

Whether intentional or not, mixing different substances, either together or with alcohol, is a risk not worth taking.

Don’t risk death, avoid polysubstance use.

Polysubstance abuse is when a person takes more than one drug at a time, either intentionally or unintentionally.

This act can be dangerous and even deadly.

This Super Bowl Sunday, take care to track and monitor the substances you consume, and avoid accidentally mixing.

The designated Public Health Analyst (PHA) will assist with the development and implementation of local/district opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance overdose prevention, and response strategies.
For more details and to apply: governmentjobs.com/careers/georgi…

Got some great news while enjoying #AlcoholGRC2024 : RSA's first prenatal polysubstance exposure symposium is coming to you this June at #RSA2024 ! 🎉

Come hear about offspring outcomes in clinical & preclinical models of co-exposure on Monday, June 24 at 3:10pm!

Updates on the Stabilization Center in DC: Another case for 24/7 harm reduction centers.

We need all the support we can get, meaning that we still need safe consumption services that intentionally & effectively serve polysubstance users and people who use opioids and/or crack.