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FentaGone

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Spearheading Innovation in the Harm Reduction Sphere. Creating sustainable resources for street-level testing.

Joined June 2021
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CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to pay $13.8-billion to settle U.S. opioid claims, sources say theglobeandmail.com/world/ar…

CVS, Walmart and Walgreens agree to pay $13.8-billion to settle U.S. opioid claims

CVS said it had agreed to pay about $5-billion over 10 years, and Walgreens disclosed in a filing with the U.S. SEC that it had agreed to pay about $5.7-billion over 15 years. Walmart has agreed to...

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Today’s event revealing the name of our new community centre was an incredible success! It has been given a Cree name that was created in ceremony: ‘okimaw peyesew kamik.’ In English this translates to ‘King Thunderbird Centre.’ #YEG #BuildWithBoyle #BoyleStreetCommunity
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Not more, but better. Our new downtown Community Centre, coming late-2023, allows us to provide our existing 40+ programs and services in a better, more intentional way. Want to #BuildWithBoyle? Visit boylestreet.org/BuildWithBoy… #yeg #yegdt
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The situation has gotten so bad at the Stollery, @shazmamithani says the hospital has opened an overflow ER in clinic spaces, "essentially, running two parallel emergency departments at the same time." #yeg trib.al/49Y7Lnu

Stollery Children’s Hospital ER seeing ‘unprecedented’ wait times, surge in patients: Edmonton...

Emergency room physician Dr. Shazma Mithani said the situation is "just continuing to get worse and it's almost become the new baseline in terms of patient care."

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JK@JK_Khangura24 Dec 2021
My first thread. Hold tight. 1/13 Yesterday, #Alberta's latest opiate death numbers were released. They are sobering. This graph shows opiate poisoning deaths in 2021 are averaging nearly three times (2.9x) higher than two years ago.
Graph contains data for first three quarters of 2021, Q4 is not yet available. Source: https://www.alberta.ca/substance-use-surveillance-data.aspx#jumplinks-0

ALT Graph contains data for first three quarters of 2021, Q4 is not yet available. Source: https://www.alberta.ca/substance-use-surveillance-data.aspx#jumplinks-0

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In an attempt to curb overdose deaths, New York City will open the nation’s first authorized supervised injection sites for drug users. They will provide clean needles, administer naloxone to reverse overdoses and provide options for addiction treatment. nyti.ms/32BRz80
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The October edition of @communitynowma1 is live! Thank you to @JadeAlberts for sharing our founder’s story in this issue! Read what @SimranKDhillon1 and @adarsh_badesha have to say: lnkd.in/gdKN4_Tf

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Community Now! Magazine (@communitynowma1) profile pictureCommunity Now! Magazine@communitynowma115 Oct 2021
The October Issue is now live! Read the full issue here: issuu.com/communitynowmagazi…
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NEW: Updated data from Alberta Health shows another 253 Albertans died from accidental drug poisonings in June and July. This brings the death toll to 898 in the first seven months of 2021 – a 22 per cent increase compared to last year. #abhealth #abpoli
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Alberta is looking at new supervised consumption sites in #yeg, first in the Strathcona area. Associate Min. of Mental Health and Addictions' office said today it's "clear from Edmonton’s overdose challenges there is an unmet need south of the river." #ableg #abhealth More:
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Cocaine, heroin and meth buyer's club gets Vancouver's approval to secure a safe supply vancouversun.com/news/local-…
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8,000 people will die in canada this year from drug policy. the government will probably not mention it. #canpoli #cdnmedia
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"I suffer from Cassandra syndrome... Every year I warn people: Disaster’s coming. We got to change. And no one listens. And then it happens.” propub.li/3Cca1Rf
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Adarsh Badesha @adarsh_badesha & Simran Dhillon, Founders of Fentagone, were my #tellingitlikeitis guests today. It is inspiring to talk with these two young entrepreneurs. Taking on addiction and trying to make the world a better place should be a goal for all of us. THANK YOU!!
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Tomorrow morning at 9:30am our co-founders @SimranKDhillon1 & @adarsh_badesha will be going LIVE with @JadeAlberts on @Peer_Guidance. They will be discussing the opioid epidemic and what @FentaGone is doing to bring innovation to #HarmReduction Link below to tune in!
Peer Guidance - Telling It Like It Is (@Peer_Guidance) profile picturePeer Guidance - Telling It Like It Is@Peer_Guidance20 Sep 2021
Adarsh Badesha & Simran Dhillon, Founders of Fentagone, are my #tellingitlikeitis guests Sept.22, 9.30am MST. FentaGone’s mission is to reduce the amount of fentanyl-related overdoses occurring on the street level. Click on the link below to watch facebook.com/PeerGuidanceYYC
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I have a family member who works in harm reduction and I've heard the stories of their work. I am amazed at the impacts of the life-changing services they provide. Read my response to the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy at michaeljanz.ca/survey_canadi… #papastew #yeg #yegcc
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Marching through #yegdt Come Out and Support!!
Today on International Overdose awareness Day we remember, without stigma, those who have lost their lives to the international opioid epidemic we currently face #IOAD21
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The sun has risen on International Overdose Awareness Day 2021. Today is a difficult day in such a difficult year. However you observe it, know that you are part of a global movement for a better world. Time to Remember. Time to Act. Today and every day. 💜 💜 💜 #IOAD2021
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Join us tomorrow, August 31st to show your support for #HarmReduction and Evidence Based Policy at Edmonton’s Overdose Awareness Day #HarmReductionSavesLives
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