i fucking love pwud so much. we keep us fucking safe.
September 30, 2026 at 1:55 AM
i fucking love pwud so much. we keep us fucking safe.
like, they were trailblazers here & very well understood the intersections shared with queer communities and PWUD
Gloria Lockett (Black sex worker & advocate for sex workers rights) co-founded COYOTE (call off your tired old ethics): “our initial focus was prostitutes & their sex partners including trans individuals - one of the first orgs in the U.S. to provide HIV education, prevention & street outreach.” 3/6
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
like, they were trailblazers here & very well understood the intersections shared with queer communities and PWUD
don't say PWUD. say People who use drugs.
read this thread.
read this thread.
Stop using acronyms for things that conservative media wants us to hate.
Don't say DRIPA. Say Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People's Act
Don't say SOGI. It's age-appropriate Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity education
And don't say EDI. It's equity, diversity and inclusivity
Don't say DRIPA. Say Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People's Act
Don't say SOGI. It's age-appropriate Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity education
And don't say EDI. It's equity, diversity and inclusivity
April 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
don't say PWUD. say People who use drugs.
read this thread.
read this thread.
sex workers and PWUD were more in the background & underground for direct action & mutual aid at this time as their identities themselves were criminalized; gay men weren't so much criminalized at this time though still heavily stigmatized
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
sex workers and PWUD were more in the background & underground for direct action & mutual aid at this time as their identities themselves were criminalized; gay men weren't so much criminalized at this time though still heavily stigmatized
What can people do right now?
Protect the remaining supervised consumption sites in AB: call your municipal reps, organize rallies, do everything people have done since 2019 to protect them!
Spread the word: Science Says SCS Reduce Crime. 8/
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Protect the remaining supervised consumption sites in AB: call your municipal reps, organize rallies, do everything people have done since 2019 to protect them!
Spread the word: Science Says SCS Reduce Crime. 8/
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Claims that crime spikes around supervised drug consumption sites unfounded: study | CBC News
As Manitoba mulls a probable location for the province's first supervised consumption site, researchers say similar sites in Toronto were generally not tied to increases in local crime.
www.cbc.ca
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
other predominantly impacted groups that weren't often discussed or often remembered are people who use drugs (PWUD) (especially injection drug users) and sex workers -- especially those with further intersecting marginalized identities
in 1981, 1/3 of AIDS diagnoses were in IV drug users
in 1981, 1/3 of AIDS diagnoses were in IV drug users
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
other predominantly impacted groups that weren't often discussed or often remembered are people who use drugs (PWUD) (especially injection drug users) and sex workers -- especially those with further intersecting marginalized identities
in 1981, 1/3 of AIDS diagnoses were in IV drug users
in 1981, 1/3 of AIDS diagnoses were in IV drug users
PWUD are who essentially created needle exchanges & noted the connection between HIV transmission with sharing injection equipment; sex workers were instructing on safer sex (including sex w/o penetration) as well as training each other on phlebotomy to stay up on testing to know their statuses
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
PWUD are who essentially created needle exchanges & noted the connection between HIV transmission with sharing injection equipment; sex workers were instructing on safer sex (including sex w/o penetration) as well as training each other on phlebotomy to stay up on testing to know their statuses
Sex workers, PWUD, disabled folks and trans ppl all exist in the future untill infinity ♾️ ♾️ ♾️
December 29, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Sex workers, PWUD, disabled folks and trans ppl all exist in the future untill infinity ♾️ ♾️ ♾️
Brilliant text written by @stephenhrnrp.bsky.social! Love this heartfelt truth telling. #pwud #peerpower #health #humanrights #harmreduction
March 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Brilliant text written by @stephenhrnrp.bsky.social! Love this heartfelt truth telling. #pwud #peerpower #health #humanrights #harmreduction
Ableismuserfahrungen immunisieren nicht gegen Ableismus
Fake Antisemitismus konstruieren als Schild ist Antisemitismus
Monologe sind kein Diskurs
Misgendern ist kein Kavaliersdelikt
Stigmatisierung von PWUD ist nicht okay
Snitchtaggen und outcallen ist kindisch
Gewaltandrohungen sind ein NoGo
Fake Antisemitismus konstruieren als Schild ist Antisemitismus
Monologe sind kein Diskurs
Misgendern ist kein Kavaliersdelikt
Stigmatisierung von PWUD ist nicht okay
Snitchtaggen und outcallen ist kindisch
Gewaltandrohungen sind ein NoGo
April 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Ableismuserfahrungen immunisieren nicht gegen Ableismus
Fake Antisemitismus konstruieren als Schild ist Antisemitismus
Monologe sind kein Diskurs
Misgendern ist kein Kavaliersdelikt
Stigmatisierung von PWUD ist nicht okay
Snitchtaggen und outcallen ist kindisch
Gewaltandrohungen sind ein NoGo
Fake Antisemitismus konstruieren als Schild ist Antisemitismus
Monologe sind kein Diskurs
Misgendern ist kein Kavaliersdelikt
Stigmatisierung von PWUD ist nicht okay
Snitchtaggen und outcallen ist kindisch
Gewaltandrohungen sind ein NoGo
They want us dead. If they can't just take money directly from us in any way possible, they want us dead so we can't stand between them & our wallets. Who cares about wellbeing when there's profit potential, amirite? #abpoli #pwud #ableg
Poundmakers Lodge says Alberta no longer paying for day treatment
Poundmakers Lodge says Alberta no longer paying for day treatment
Poundmakers Lodge says the province has cut $600,000 in funding for its day program for addictions and recovery.
bit.ly
September 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
One of the many ways #PWUD keep each other safe, #Naloxone kits hanging throughout an encampment.
#HarmReduction
#HarmReductionSavesLives
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
#MSTH
#DrugSky
#HarmReduction
#HarmReductionSavesLives
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
#MSTH
#DrugSky
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One of the many ways #PWUD keep each other safe, #Naloxone kits hanging throughout an encampment.
#HarmReduction
#HarmReductionSavesLives
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
#MSTH
#DrugSky
#HarmReduction
#HarmReductionSavesLives
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
#MSTH
#DrugSky
of course the outbreaks are largely impacting communities that are multiply marginalized & stigmatized (PWUD, unhoused people, people who are engaged in sex trades to some degree, neighborhoods of lower socioeconomic status, queer youth, etc) which can look different in each state as well
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
of course the outbreaks are largely impacting communities that are multiply marginalized & stigmatized (PWUD, unhoused people, people who are engaged in sex trades to some degree, neighborhoods of lower socioeconomic status, queer youth, etc) which can look different in each state as well
it's multifactorial & one of our biggest fears is the current administration is undoing all of the progress made towards the decline in overdose mortality.
a lot can be attributed to harm reduction programs as engaging w/ harm reduction makes PWUD 5-7x more likely to access recovery supports.
a lot can be attributed to harm reduction programs as engaging w/ harm reduction makes PWUD 5-7x more likely to access recovery supports.
I'm genuinely really curious whether addiction researchers find this to be a plausible explanation for the fall in overdose deaths
Decrease in drug deaths stems from ‘shock’ to fentanyl supply, new research suggests
A new Science paper links the sharp decline in U.S. overdose deaths since 2023 to reduced fentanyl potency, pointing to a supply-side shock.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
it's multifactorial & one of our biggest fears is the current administration is undoing all of the progress made towards the decline in overdose mortality.
a lot can be attributed to harm reduction programs as engaging w/ harm reduction makes PWUD 5-7x more likely to access recovery supports.
a lot can be attributed to harm reduction programs as engaging w/ harm reduction makes PWUD 5-7x more likely to access recovery supports.
see, what the rest of the world refuses to ever acknowledge is the vast majority of sex workers & PWUD are saints & saviors who will save your ass in ways you’ll never remember
April 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM
see, what the rest of the world refuses to ever acknowledge is the vast majority of sex workers & PWUD are saints & saviors who will save your ass in ways you’ll never remember
Lost my cool @ #EHRC2024 - bound to happen! Trigger point, the why of equipment provision below. What about to promote the health, wellbeing, dignity & human rights of PWUD!! Harm & disease discourse positions PWUD as risky 'other' to be managed & renders NSP vulnerable if HCV eliminatation achieved
December 3, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Lost my cool @ #EHRC2024 - bound to happen! Trigger point, the why of equipment provision below. What about to promote the health, wellbeing, dignity & human rights of PWUD!! Harm & disease discourse positions PWUD as risky 'other' to be managed & renders NSP vulnerable if HCV eliminatation achieved
#IDsky 🧵
We know telehealth is incredible at expanding access
This study randomized PWUD & hep C viremia in rural Oregon to telehealth vs referral to local providers
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
We know telehealth is incredible at expanding access
This study randomized PWUD & hep C viremia in rural Oregon to telehealth vs referral to local providers
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
November 27, 2024 at 3:05 PM
#IDsky 🧵
We know telehealth is incredible at expanding access
This study randomized PWUD & hep C viremia in rural Oregon to telehealth vs referral to local providers
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
We know telehealth is incredible at expanding access
This study randomized PWUD & hep C viremia in rural Oregon to telehealth vs referral to local providers
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
went looking but couldn’t quickly put my fingers on an article that discusses harm reduction for people who use drugs (PWUD) & how intensely stigmatized this life saving care is
if you look for a writer who uses the term PWUD vs “addicts” or “substance abusers” you’re likely to be in a good spot
if you look for a writer who uses the term PWUD vs “addicts” or “substance abusers” you’re likely to be in a good spot
July 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
went looking but couldn’t quickly put my fingers on an article that discusses harm reduction for people who use drugs (PWUD) & how intensely stigmatized this life saving care is
if you look for a writer who uses the term PWUD vs “addicts” or “substance abusers” you’re likely to be in a good spot
if you look for a writer who uses the term PWUD vs “addicts” or “substance abusers” you’re likely to be in a good spot
jeder Variante von Marginalisierung. Von Armutsbetroffenen, disabled, migrantisch, PWUD etc...bis hin zu weißen cis dudes, die Teile der gesellschaftlichen Probleme verstanden haben.
you get the idea, sehr heterogener Haufen.
Die allerwenigstens kennen sich persönlich oder hatten je mehr als in
you get the idea, sehr heterogener Haufen.
Die allerwenigstens kennen sich persönlich oder hatten je mehr als in
April 28, 2024 at 3:01 PM
jeder Variante von Marginalisierung. Von Armutsbetroffenen, disabled, migrantisch, PWUD etc...bis hin zu weißen cis dudes, die Teile der gesellschaftlichen Probleme verstanden haben.
you get the idea, sehr heterogener Haufen.
Die allerwenigstens kennen sich persönlich oder hatten je mehr als in
you get the idea, sehr heterogener Haufen.
Die allerwenigstens kennen sich persönlich oder hatten je mehr als in
BREAKING WIN for PWUD: Supreme Court of Canada rules against the Saskatchewan government and police attempt to claw back the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in R v Wilson. Pivot argued, and the court agreed, the law protects against simple possession convictions, charges, AND arrests at ODs.
decisions.scc-csc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
BREAKING WIN for PWUD: Supreme Court of Canada rules against the Saskatchewan government and police attempt to claw back the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in R v Wilson. Pivot argued, and the court agreed, the law protects against simple possession convictions, charges, AND arrests at ODs.
Reading the DULF decision. www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2...
Para 34: "this is a crisis caused by the unpredictability of the toxic drug supply... PWUD do not know the contents nor the potency of the drugs they are taking." #BCPoli #CdnPoli
Para 34: "this is a crisis caused by the unpredictability of the toxic drug supply... PWUD do not know the contents nor the potency of the drugs they are taking." #BCPoli #CdnPoli
2026 BCSC 1855 R v Kalicum
Citation:
www.bccourts.ca
September 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Reading the DULF decision. www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2...
Para 34: "this is a crisis caused by the unpredictability of the toxic drug supply... PWUD do not know the contents nor the potency of the drugs they are taking." #BCPoli #CdnPoli
Para 34: "this is a crisis caused by the unpredictability of the toxic drug supply... PWUD do not know the contents nor the potency of the drugs they are taking." #BCPoli #CdnPoli
If you are a PWUD (Person Who Uses Drugs) just know I love you.
I support you having safer spaces, less stigma, options for reducing use or abstinence. You deserve safe supply, housing, healthcare, community, safe gear, bodily autonomy.. You deserve all of it 💖🌸 #drugsky #pwud #drugs
I support you having safer spaces, less stigma, options for reducing use or abstinence. You deserve safe supply, housing, healthcare, community, safe gear, bodily autonomy.. You deserve all of it 💖🌸 #drugsky #pwud #drugs
July 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
PWUD = people who use drugs
June 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
PWUD = people who use drugs
As a teacher, I learned that negative consequences for challenging behavior did very little to promote change- only positive reinforcement did. So that’s why as a harms reduction advocate, if the only thing a PWUD knows how to do is stay alive, that’s the part I focus on.
November 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
As a teacher, I learned that negative consequences for challenging behavior did very little to promote change- only positive reinforcement did. So that’s why as a harms reduction advocate, if the only thing a PWUD knows how to do is stay alive, that’s the part I focus on.