[4] You can see with the reduction of criminalisation of older generation, the reduction in stigma & discrimination & the dominance of heteronormativity, that more people in each generation have the confidence to come out.
May 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
[4] You can see with the reduction of criminalisation of older generation, the reduction in stigma & discrimination & the dominance of heteronormativity, that more people in each generation have the confidence to come out.
They addressed how fat stigma might lead to underreporting, but my quick and dirty theory is people who regularly eat ice cream stress significantly less about what they eat, and their health in general, than those who assiduously avoid it, and the stress reduction is the protective factor.
March 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
They addressed how fat stigma might lead to underreporting, but my quick and dirty theory is people who regularly eat ice cream stress significantly less about what they eat, and their health in general, than those who assiduously avoid it, and the stress reduction is the protective factor.
We can't keep repeating the same failed approach.
We need a major expansion of harm reduction and treatment services, including safe consumption facilities.
We must ensure that people can access support quickly, safely, and without stigma, fear or criminalisation.
We need a major expansion of harm reduction and treatment services, including safe consumption facilities.
We must ensure that people can access support quickly, safely, and without stigma, fear or criminalisation.
September 23, 2026 at 10:26 AM
We can't keep repeating the same failed approach.
We need a major expansion of harm reduction and treatment services, including safe consumption facilities.
We must ensure that people can access support quickly, safely, and without stigma, fear or criminalisation.
We need a major expansion of harm reduction and treatment services, including safe consumption facilities.
We must ensure that people can access support quickly, safely, and without stigma, fear or criminalisation.
Delighted to share our new paper on schizophrenia-related stigma. We argue that explanatory models grounded in predictive processing may offer advantages over classical neurobiological illness models in understanding psychosis — and may even help reduce stigma. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neurobiological illness models of schizophrenia and stigma reduction: has that ship sailed? - Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - Neurobiological illness models of schizophrenia and stigma reduction: has that ship sailed?
www.nature.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Delighted to share our new paper on schizophrenia-related stigma. We argue that explanatory models grounded in predictive processing may offer advantages over classical neurobiological illness models in understanding psychosis — and may even help reduce stigma. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
There are questions why I would promote poppers if I don’t use them or like them especially with the stigma.
HARM REDUCTION AND TREATING ADULTS AS EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS will always be more important to me than pretending abstinence or ignorance or stigmatizing of substances helps. ❤️
HARM REDUCTION AND TREATING ADULTS AS EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS will always be more important to me than pretending abstinence or ignorance or stigmatizing of substances helps. ❤️
POPPERS 101, plus the dark history of the FDA and the governments homophobic attempts at destroying queer healthcare in today's @wattsthesafeword.bsky.social vid! @mrkristofer.bsky.social
Today's TOPical vid covers HIV, Poppers and PrEP under fire. NEW VID: youtu.be/5xViz8wDNJ4
Today's TOPical vid covers HIV, Poppers and PrEP under fire. NEW VID: youtu.be/5xViz8wDNJ4
March 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
There are questions why I would promote poppers if I don’t use them or like them especially with the stigma.
HARM REDUCTION AND TREATING ADULTS AS EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS will always be more important to me than pretending abstinence or ignorance or stigmatizing of substances helps. ❤️
HARM REDUCTION AND TREATING ADULTS AS EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS will always be more important to me than pretending abstinence or ignorance or stigmatizing of substances helps. ❤️
The stigma around cannabis harms individuals, denies patients access to medicine, and fuels outdated policies. Legalisation offers regulation, safety, and economic benefits. It’s time to replace fear with facts, support harm reduction, and respect personal choices.
March 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The stigma around cannabis harms individuals, denies patients access to medicine, and fuels outdated policies. Legalisation offers regulation, safety, and economic benefits. It’s time to replace fear with facts, support harm reduction, and respect personal choices.
Not to mention, reduction in stigma makes folks more willing to seek diagnosis
August 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Not to mention, reduction in stigma makes folks more willing to seek diagnosis
people need resources and housing and access to harm reduction not more stigma!!!!
July 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
people need resources and housing and access to harm reduction not more stigma!!!!
Read up, folks! It's good to be informed, especially about something that has so much stigma around it still.
Harm reduction is good. Let's do more of it.
Harm reduction is good. Let's do more of it.
Let's talk about the risk of secondhand fentanyl smoke...a thread 🧵
First, let’s set this straight. It’s not really "smoking" because if you combust fentanyl you get noxious chemicals without opioid effect. So it's really vaporization (pyrolysis) at low temperatures (direct flame would destroy it).
First, let’s set this straight. It’s not really "smoking" because if you combust fentanyl you get noxious chemicals without opioid effect. So it's really vaporization (pyrolysis) at low temperatures (direct flame would destroy it).
Evicting people for smoking fentanyl in public housing is bad policy that will kill people without making anyone safer. Smoking, rather than injecting, is a form of harm reduction that reduces overdose, infections, & deadly/costly complications. Ppl smoke inside because it’s illegal to do outside 🧵…
July 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Read up, folks! It's good to be informed, especially about something that has so much stigma around it still.
Harm reduction is good. Let's do more of it.
Harm reduction is good. Let's do more of it.
it's not enough that he does this, the harm is done. chinese constituents do not receive the correct information and education around harm reduction, and Zhou only adds to the stigma 总而言之，令人失望。
February 25, 2026 at 1:43 AM
it's not enough that he does this, the harm is done. chinese constituents do not receive the correct information and education around harm reduction, and Zhou only adds to the stigma 总而言之，令人失望。
Note to Pierre Poilievre -
Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada’s drug poisoning crisis.
theconversation.com/let-evidence... #cdnpoli #peipoli
Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada’s drug poisoning crisis.
theconversation.com/let-evidence... #cdnpoli #peipoli
Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada’s drug poisoning crisis
Harm reduction is grounded in evidence. But policies, stigma and ignorance about substance use still create barriers in battling Canada’s drug poisoning crisis.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Note to Pierre Poilievre -
Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada’s drug poisoning crisis.
theconversation.com/let-evidence... #cdnpoli #peipoli
Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada’s drug poisoning crisis.
theconversation.com/let-evidence... #cdnpoli #peipoli
Technically I’m off work til Monday - but I have a Naloxone training I’m doing today! Sprinkle a little harm reduction and anti-stigma work in there too! No missed opportunities to build communities of care 😊
January 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Technically I’m off work til Monday - but I have a Naloxone training I’m doing today! Sprinkle a little harm reduction and anti-stigma work in there too! No missed opportunities to build communities of care 😊
Is it? I would argue that a "sex positive" stance is about mutual consent, mutual gratification, and shame/stigma reduction regarding sex/sexual orientation/gender. They don't give a shit about consent, partner satisfaction, and they are all about shaming.
September 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Is it? I would argue that a "sex positive" stance is about mutual consent, mutual gratification, and shame/stigma reduction regarding sex/sexual orientation/gender. They don't give a shit about consent, partner satisfaction, and they are all about shaming.
But, there is also a stigma and historical memory about trying to limit alcohol supplies to Russians.
So the question becomes whether this is actually purely about health and/or crime reduction or perhaps something else.
Is there a production capacity problem?
So the question becomes whether this is actually purely about health and/or crime reduction or perhaps something else.
Is there a production capacity problem?
April 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
But, there is also a stigma and historical memory about trying to limit alcohol supplies to Russians.
So the question becomes whether this is actually purely about health and/or crime reduction or perhaps something else.
Is there a production capacity problem?
So the question becomes whether this is actually purely about health and/or crime reduction or perhaps something else.
Is there a production capacity problem?
An NGO in Nigeria is leading discussions on how to reduce abortion stigma and maternal mortality from unsafe abortion. One approach was urging the media to write impactful reports on reproductive health using accurate data, and educate the public that abortion is legal in cases of rape or incest.
CSO seeks reduction of abortion stigma, maternal mortality in Akwa Ibom
A Non Governmental Organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Milestone Initiative for Human Rights and Empowerment is leading discussions on how to reduce stigma
dailypost.ng
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
An NGO in Nigeria is leading discussions on how to reduce abortion stigma and maternal mortality from unsafe abortion. One approach was urging the media to write impactful reports on reproductive health using accurate data, and educate the public that abortion is legal in cases of rape or incest.
Hell yes, research: "Because stimming is frequently targeted for reduction or elimination, its positive functions are overlooked. This may contribute to stigma, pressure to mask, and harm to Autistic well-being."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism #neurodiversity
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism #neurodiversity
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March 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Hell yes, research: "Because stimming is frequently targeted for reduction or elimination, its positive functions are overlooked. This may contribute to stigma, pressure to mask, and harm to Autistic well-being."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism #neurodiversity
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism #neurodiversity
I'm pro-decriminalization because I'm pro-harm reduction, but so many people on the left really downplay the risks of violence and disease -- *and* act as though the majority of people perpetrating stigma against sex workers are feminists instead of, you know, misogynist men
Whenever I talk about this stuff people jump down my throat with “sex work is work”, and yea I respect one’s choice of what they do with their body, but I also just refuse to believe that if society wasn’t so oppressive in giving people livable wages, women would be so incentivized to do sex work
September 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I'm pro-decriminalization because I'm pro-harm reduction, but so many people on the left really downplay the risks of violence and disease -- *and* act as though the majority of people perpetrating stigma against sex workers are feminists instead of, you know, misogynist men
Respectful language is important in the stigma reduction field, but it’s not a substitute for meaningful policy and practice change 👇
December 9, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Respectful language is important in the stigma reduction field, but it’s not a substitute for meaningful policy and practice change 👇
The cost of disinformation & stigma is too high when it comes to the toxic drug crisis. Disinformation about harm reduction will have tragic consequences if life saving services are closed. We need stay focused on ending the crisis, not removing supports.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
Harm reduction expert speaks about how stigma impedes response to the toxic drug crisis
YouTube video by Gord Johns
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The cost of disinformation & stigma is too high when it comes to the toxic drug crisis. Disinformation about harm reduction will have tragic consequences if life saving services are closed. We need stay focused on ending the crisis, not removing supports.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
"What I remember most is sitting with him in the ICU and hearing a nurse say, almost dismissively: 'Well, what do you expect? He smoked.'"
Harm reduction means "treating people who smoke, or used to, with dignity, not disregard," writes
Maria Papaioannoy:
Harm reduction means "treating people who smoke, or used to, with dignity, not disregard," writes
Maria Papaioannoy:
My Dad Quit Cigarettes in 1984. To Doctors, He Was Always a “Smoker.”
My dad died last month. Stigma around his former smoking followed him for life, and impacted his health care.
filtermag.org
July 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"What I remember most is sitting with him in the ICU and hearing a nurse say, almost dismissively: 'Well, what do you expect? He smoked.'"
Harm reduction means "treating people who smoke, or used to, with dignity, not disregard," writes
Maria Papaioannoy:
Harm reduction means "treating people who smoke, or used to, with dignity, not disregard," writes
Maria Papaioannoy:
Here's the podcast page:
recoveryreformpodcast.podbean.com
recoveryreformpodcast.podbean.com
Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy | Dr. Taylor Nichols and McCauley Sexton
Recovery Reform endeavors to break the stigma around substance use and explore recovery beyond traditional narratives. Hosted by McCauley Sexton, founder and Executive Director of Recovery Reform and ...
recoveryreformpodcast.podbean.com
September 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Here's the podcast page:
recoveryreformpodcast.podbean.com
recoveryreformpodcast.podbean.com