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Harm Reduction Psychologist. Cannabis educator. Philly Sports Lifer. Skier. Cat Lover

Montgomery County, PA
Joined November 2011
Important takeaway for fellow healthcare pros from @HiJAction #Changethenarrative meeting: Ingrained stigma insidiously infects our work. Research shows pts as deserving punishment when we call them "substance abusers" "drug addicts" @LeoBeletsky @DrSarahWakeman @maiasz @ourFSDP
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NYC families and friends: Join us and community partners and march for our families on August 31 to #endoverdose, fight stigma and remember loved ones lost @HarmReduction @VOCALNewYork @DrugPolicyOrg @EndOverdoseNY @MyHarmReduction #SupportTheFamilyImproveTheOutcome #IOAD18
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I was Inspired by the turnout of many diverse communities coming together at yesterday's #MarchForScienceNYC. Proud of Team @ouFSDP @MyHarmReduction @DrugPolicyNerds letting the powers that be know the science MUST be the foundation of effective #drugpolicy!
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Thanks to @BrookeM_Feldman @tahern1128 @Denise__Mariano @RamRecovery Sharon White for participating in @ourFSDP's International Family Drug Support Day event! Your relentless advocacy to bring #harmreduction tools/strategies to our families is #savinglives
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Proud of my @ourFSDP family @elizabethchil1 @LyndaSueWho & Carol Katz Beyer for making our International Family Drug Support Day event a success! Your efforts are making a significant impact empowering families impacted by #substanceuse! #SupportTheFamilyImproveTheOutcome
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Today is #GivingTuesday...@ourFSDP is a proud participant in this year's campaign and needs your help to make sure that the voices of families impacted by #substanceuse continue to be heard fsdp.org/2017/11/10/fsdp-is-… … … … #FSDPHelpUsHelpFamilies @givingtues
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Honored to be on panel w/@ourfsdp partners @HarmReduction @CFOL_NYC @VOCALNewYork "Celebrating Life: New Solutions for the Opioid Crisis"
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Join me & @ourFSDP @VOCALNewYork @CFOL_NYC for #IOAD17 honoring loved ones lost to #OD & demanding solutions to #opiodcrisis #harmreduction
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! I appreciate all of the unstoppable women warriors in the #drugpolicy movement. You inspire me every day!
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Replying to @ONDCP44
@ONDCP Drug Czar Michael Botticelli talking #od prevention at #harmred14