Assoc Prof @UCLA_GIMHSR | Epidemiologist | Prev @Stanford @UCLAFSPH @LALGBTCenter. Work: overdose, addiction, infectious disease, policy. My views.
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Brendan Harshberger, of our phenomenal Drug Checking Los Angeles team, testified yesterday at the CA Senate in support of AB-2136, a bill that would more fully legalize drug checking in California. It passed to the judiciary!
Chelsea L. Shover, PhD retweeted
Exciting work news!
Drug Checking LA officially came out about providing drug checking services with our incredible community partners, CHPLA.
Really proud of the work we've done the past year+ and ofc guidance under @ChelseaLShover 😌
cc: @amandacowan85 @MorganGodvin
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ALT Caitlin & Brendan sit under a white tent behind a pop-up table featuring a laptop, FTIR spectrometer, and other equipment in Hollywood.
ALT Ruby & Caitlin sit at a table with drug checking supplies. The two of them wear a mask and gloves before running their first sample at the LGBT Center.
Taking a break from the **first ever** (first annual?) Drug Checking LA Community Conference with some of my favorite ppl to partner with in this work.
PC: @amandacowan85
Beyond lucky to have govt partners like @lapublichealth @WeAreLAHealth, the syringe services programs & staff pulling double, triple duty getting everything organized. Cc @Cate_Molina and huge thank you to the rest of the team, not pictured b/c I was running around too much!
Chelsea L. Shover, PhD retweeted
My bill, AB 2136, passed the Assembly's Public Safety Committee on a unanimous vote.
Knowing if a drug or medication is tainted or mislabeled is paramount in avoiding an overdose & death.
AB 2136 has the potential to save lives. Read more here: bit.ly/3WjYflf @latimes
Chelsea L. Shover, PhD retweeted
My friends are the absolute coolest. @ChelseaLShover – at Boston, MA
Yesterday was great day to be in Sacramento -- after committee, got to hang out w/ friends and collaborators in town for the harm reduction and sex worker rights rallies at the Capitol.
Drug Checking LA has an Instagram now...just in time for testifying in Sacramento in support of AB 2136!
My (one year old) kid's daycare has an app to communicate school news w/ parents. Great! But it's clear they also use it for marketing, so I'm getting very persistent emails recommending tutoring to boost my child's grades. 🤣🙃
Making slides for a quick talk about drug checking, and PowerPoint has this (excellent) automated suggestion:
Today at noon PST!
uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/regis…
Tomorrow at noon! Giving a virtual seminar w/ my good friend Jordan Spoliansky (Skid Row Training & Support Team @WeAreLAHealth) about drug checking for ppl who use stimulants & how it relates to trauma informed care & housing services. Get CME, too!
uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/regis…
Chelsea L. Shover, PhD retweeted
Today at Noon: Tune into @ChelseaLShover & Jordan's talk about drug checking and trauma-informed case management in people who use stimulants
ALT Case- Based Learning Collaborative on Stimulants flyer with Chelsea Shover & Jordan Spoliansky
Tomorrow at noon! Giving a virtual seminar w/ my good friend Jordan Spoliansky (Skid Row Training & Support Team @WeAreLAHealth) about drug checking for ppl who use stimulants & how it relates to trauma informed care & housing services. Get CME, too!
uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/regis…