Empty resource box
Happy to see this #overdoseprevention kiosk at South Station. Less happy to see it empty. @mbta.com
How do we make the transit #publichealth resource model more sustainable?
Do the people who think chatbots are alive also worry that popcorn is angry at them because it's so loud?
I’m obsessed
Plans got cancelled
#preventionpulse #overdoseprevention #boston
The questionable:
Does execution always meet expectations? I've walked by this machine a few times. On one occasion, it was out of service. Another, it only had a few items left. How do we evaluate goals vs success? 💡
The good:
🕐 24/7 access: no need to visit a clinic during hours of operation
🌳 Outdoors: no need to interact with people to get what you need. This helps work around shame/stigma and language barriers
💵 Free: lower access barrier
Prevention Pulse #2 ✨
(my Friday spotlight on Boston overdose prevention)
Boston launches first 24/7 #publichealth vending machine providing free supplies
@wgbh.org
Our community is safer when people can access free #harmreduction resources. This machine has Narcan, test strips, even socks. 🧦
Now she’s just Secretary of Filler Migration
Please don’t be a researcher if you don’t wanna talk to the people you’re researching.
Okay, wow. Fav book so far this year and an admitted intro to autofiction. #booksky
48 oz of Dunkin produces a wicked Masshole buzz that simply can’t be replicated
Paul Revere did not midnight ride for THIS
Gym selfies listening to The Harm Reduction Gap
🎧 : The Harm Reduction Gap by Sheila P. Vakharia
We are in hell
Boots
Thoughts?
"Even as a rising death toll stokes compassion and newfound resolve, gaping holes remain in the systems set up to combat the crisis — nowhere more visible than here. As more and more people stumble along the sidewalks of Methadone Mile each morning, those holes seem harder than ever to patch."
4) It might seem small, but paywalls matter. This article doesn’t have one and an important community story is therefore accessible beyond subscribers.
3) This doesn't need to be framed as a crime story. Stories about survival, loss, recovery, and realities of policing are necessary to understanding the full picture.
2) Methadone doesn't have enough coverage in local media. We often focus on fatality over the realities of treatment and detox, good and bad. Let’s talk more about methadone and Suboxone.
1) Data often dominates the overdose story. The Globe puts a face to the issue by profiling Bostonians undergoing treatment, a needed change to “othering” by policymakers.
Prevention Pulse #1
Life and Loss on Methadone Mile
@bostonglobe.com
This article is a few years old but still feels very salient. My takeaways 👇
Prevention Pulse! My new media spotlight on overdose prevention & the opioid epidemic in Boston. Follow along on Fridays ✨ #preventionpulse #harmreduction #overdoseprevention
Porter Square Books panel
Support your local bookstore! Great panel w/ Amber Husain on her new book Tell Me How You Eat 🍎 @portersqbooks.bsky.social @theferocity.bsky.social @jasonsilverstein.bsky.social
Burritos have a $10 price cap in Roku City
Dbar patio has seen some unholy things
Unhinged billboard outside the gay bar
Tramps Like Us by Joe Westmoreland
Not quite done, but Tramps Like Us has far exceeded my expectations. Perfect combo of heartbreaking and weird. #booksky
Oh absolutely
