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Health Canada suspends exemption for supervised safe consumption site in Saskatoon
The only supervised safe consumption site in Saskatchewan's biggest city closed last week after Health Canada suspended its exemption for controlled drugs and substances on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/prairie-harm-reduction-exemption-suspended-9.7146625?cmp=rss

Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦Mar 19

If you follow harm reduction or want to know more about the topic, you might enjoy this Medium article I wrote about how moralized narratives hurt recovery.

#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #SubstanceUse #Substances #Drugs #Health #Healthcare #Canada #Politics #CdnPoli

https://medium.com/@thomas.embree/mental-illness-personal-crises-substance-use-a76a49e79a71

Mental Illness, Personal Crises & Substance Use

Why Moralized Narratives Hurt Recovery

Medium

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Mar 15

Why GLP-1s may be effective in treating all kinds of addictions: Dr. Peter Lin
GLP-1 medications are in the spotlight yet again. New research shows drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can curb addiction to a variety of substances including drugs and alcohol. CBC Radio's medical columnist Dr. Peter Lin explains how they can treat temptation.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7127429?cmp=rss

CBC London Mar 11

Police search for driver allegedly giving out free overdose-inducing substances in downtown London
London police are looking for a person driving around the city's downtown who was allegedly handing out drugs to people who subsequently overdosed after consuming them.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/police-search-for-driver-allegedly-giving-out-free-overdose-inducing-substances-in-downtown-london-9.7124575?cmp=rss

Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦Mar 11

Harm reduction saves lives by reducing overdoses, preventing disease, and connecting people to care. Abstinence-only fails substance users, with higher rates of illness, overdose, and relapse.

#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #SubstanceUse #Substances #Drugs #Health #Healthcare #Canada #Politics #CdnPoli

Mediterranean Diet Feb 28

It was found that unrefined olive oil can support the brain

A new stu…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #about #bioactive #BRAIN #cognitive #health #important #intestinal #Mediterranean #metabolic #microbiota #obesity #Olive #participants #preserved #quality #Scientists #Study) #Substances #Unrefined #which #years
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2534611/it-was-found-that-unrefined-olive-oil-can-support-the-brain/

Dining and Cooking Feb 28

It was found that unrefined olive oil can support the brain

A new study conducted by scientists at the University of Rovir…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #about #bioactive #BRAIN #cognitive #health #important #intestinal #Mediterranean #metabolic #microbiota #obesity #Olive #participants #preserved #quality #Scientists #Study) #Substances #Unrefined #which #years
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2534611/it-was-found-that-unrefined-olive-oil-can-support-the-brain/

Philo Sophies Feb 22

🌀 #Whitehead 's #metaphysics and #quantumphysics – #events instead of #substances ⚛️

What if modern #physics is closer to a philosophical #processmetaphysics than many assume?

In the #Zoomposium with #GodehardBrüntrup, we discuss whether #Whitehead'smetaphysics can provide a philosophical framework for quantum physics.

📎 https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/09/27/metaphysik-des-bewusstseins/

🎥 https://youtu.be/hoqiI_TElv4

#LiberalNaturalism #ProcessPhilosophy #Physicalism #CognitiveNeuroscience #AlfredWhitehead

U3dn Feb 5

Marble and Granite Materials for Unity #Marble #Granite #Materials #Substances #Unity #Pbr #Textures #Architecture #Interiordesign #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/marble-and-granite-materials-for-unity-242360

Marble and Granite Substances & Materials 2 | 2D Stone | Unity Asset Store

Elevate your workflow with the Marble and Granite Substances & Materials 2 asset from PolyLabs. Browse more 2D Textures & Materials on the Unity Asset Store.

Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦Jan 19

You don’t have to approve of substance use to support harm reduction. You just have to care whether people live or die.

Harm reduction is risk management, not endorsement.

#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #SafeConsumption #SubstanceUse #Drugs #Substances #Health #Healthcare