According to Carolyn Abraham:
What is clear is that North America’s baby boomers have found themselves in a perfect storm of self-destruction. For starters, boomers happened to reach the age of aches and pains just as highly addictive prescription opioid painkillers went mass market in the 1990s.
If you have not had the opportunity to read Abraham’s article entitled, “Against Opioid Abuse Among Baby Boomers,” click here to do so.
On Saturday, February 25th, some members of the Patients 4 Change community participated in the “Coldest Night of the Year” walk. This annual event saw hundreds of Calgarians bundling up and trekking 2, 5 or 10 km to raise money for the homeless, hungry and hurting.
#CNOY17 @tlwg2012 @sandioelhaupl pic.twitter.com/y03QRDcLdQ
— Liz Mackay (@lizinyyc) February 26, 2017
Not only was this a great way to help others in the Calgary community, it also was a lot of fun. In fact, the Pts4Chg members, who walked under the name of “Team Goose Bump,” got so caught up in the excitement and conversation that they walked two blocks past a key corner that was to take them to the finish line. What’s a few more blocks added to a 10km walk?!
Looking forward to next year’s event.
Great time with special friends for a wonderful cause. #cnoy17 #teamgoosebump @sandioelhaupl @lizinyyc @CNOY_yyc pic.twitter.com/auCy7XYrKE
— Tracy Wong (@tlwg2012) February 26, 2017
The following @Pts4Chg tweet has generated some good conversation and idea generation in the Twittersphere and beyond.
"'Once an addict decides to get care, they have to get in promptly — not four to six weeks…'" #opioid #yyc https://t.co/yrm8o4hhiy
— Patients 4 Change (@Pts4Chg) December 28, 2016
As one individual tweeted, “Problem needs a systems approach. A great opportunity for AHS innovation lab.”
If you have not read the article referred to in the tweet, you may wish to do so. (Thanks, Sandi, for bringing this news story to our attention.)
Insite is the first legal supervised interjection site in North America. Located in Vancouver, Canada, people can inject drugs in a safe place that is health focused. The goal of Insite, which is operated and funded by Vancouver Coastal Health, is to “decrease the adverse health, social and economic consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence from drug use.” (http://www.vch.ca/public-health/harm-reduction/supervised-consumption-sites Continue reading
