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Naloxone should be widely distributed for free, but at least it's a bit more accessible now for folks in California. It can be purchased here:

calrxnaloxone.com/

"Any Californian can purchase naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, directly from the state at a discounted price, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Monday.

"The medication is available online for $24 for a two-pack of the nasal spray, roughly half the market price of the drug. Previously, the discount was available only to government organizations and businesses."

calmatters.org/health/2025/04/

CalRx NaloxoneCalRx Naloxone Nasal Spray for California ResidentsCalifornia residents can purchase naloxone nasal spray at the discounted state-negotiated price here.

What did dopamine do to deserve this?

cognitivewonderland.substack.c

A guest post I did for tommy Blanchard's Cognitive Wonderland blog, about the surreal vilification of a vital neurotransmitter, and how this is having negative consequences for us all.

Cognitive Wonderland · What did dopamine do to deserve this?By Tommy Blanchard

5 minutes into our walk-along with a Saskatoon cop, we witnessed an OD. Here's what he thinks will help
Sgt. Chris Harris, a 19-year veteran of the police force, agreed to take CBC through Saskatoon's downtown for a tour of an area he has spent the past four years patrolling as part of the bike unit, also known as the community response unit, for an unfiltered conversation about homel...
#police #homelessness #addiction #drug #Saskatoon #downtown
cbc.ca/player/play/9.6727813?c

After years of epidemic, the good news on overdose deaths is both pronounced and widespread. Not only did 46 states report a decline, the total number of deaths dropped by more than 27,000 in one year. #opiods #addiction #solutions csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025

The Christian Science Monitor · Remember the opioid crisis? 46 states recorded a decline in overdose deaths.By Troy Aidan Sambajon

OK. Just binged FEEL GOOD season 1 + have to add it to my #rebcommendations. Two seasons about the Canadian Mae Martin as Mae Martin, a comedian that struggles with gender issues, priviledges, and relationsships.

"“It’s so frustrating that so much of identity is about comparison,” Martin says. “I just feel like myself. I don’t even feel nonbinary. I just wake up, have a coffee and go to work.”" <333
-- Quoted from this interview:
gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/arti

British GQ · Mae Martin interview: "I just feel like myself, I don't even feel nonbinary"By Jeremy Atherton Lin