writer | activist | author of: the weight of air (2021) | @washingtonpost @latimes @cbs |
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9 Dec 2021
The drug war isn’t drug prevention
The drug war isn’t harm reduction
The drug war is interdiction
The drug war is about fear
The drug war is racist
The drug war is killing kids
The drug war is destroying lives
The drug war is discrimination
The drug war is the worst case scenario
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david poses retweeted
2 Feb 2022
In The Weight of Air, @Davidthekick tells the true story of his double life fueled by depression and #addiction. David shines a bright light on the #recovery programs that failed him—and on the treatment that helped him thrive.
bit.ly/WOAAmazon
#harmreduction #opioidcrisis
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david poses retweeted
27 Jan 2022
The difference between heroin & alcohol is: one is much deadlier, can shut down every organ (all other substances combined, can’t) and is so addictive it can kill you in withdrawal. The other is heroin.
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27 Jan 2022
Don’t want OD prevention centers?
Legalize & regulate drugs.
Overdose is easy to prevent when potency & purity is known.
How many lives would be saved if a heroin shot was measurable as a tequila shot?
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david poses retweeted
26 Jan 2022
#Music plays an important role in The Weight of Air, @Davidthekick’s true story about #mentalhealth, addiction, and recovery.
🎵 Bonus! David made a soundtrack on Apple Music. LISTEN HERE: music.apple.com/us/playlist/….
#addiction #recovery #harmreduction #wedorecover
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25 Jan 2022
Psych ward switched ALL my meds; withheld Bupe for days & cut dose; added Effexor (making me feel crazy); released me to @hazldnbettyford prog bc of my history but this is about depression, not drugs (like that book—the something of air?)
I was/am ravenous to be loved up at home
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24 Jan 2022
The psych ward was devoid of normalcy. I didn’t see my kids, wasn’t allowed outside; had no privacy or freedom; no music, friends, phone, internet/email; couldn’t decide when or what to eat, sleep; not a cup of water without permission.
That’s not helpful. It’s traumatizing.
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24 Jan 2022
I’m out of the (psychiatric) hospital and all fired up to write/talk about my 3 weeks in the absolute nadir of acute inpatient care and stigmatizing double standards.
Thank you for your patience, support & love!
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"David tells us how alcohol is not legal because it’s safer, it’s safer because it’s legal and regulated.
"We debate the old belief systems versus the new scientific evidence."
David Poses, author of The Weight of Air, on science & opioids.
recoverysortof.com/115-david…
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david poses retweeted
12 Jan 2022
Looking for a book to read to get a better understanding of addiction and the Opioid crisis?
I recommend “The Weight of Air” by David Posses
We have had the author on the “Don’t Hide the Scars” podcast & his insight is like none you may have ever heard before
@davidthekick
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david poses retweeted
14 Jan 2022
Congratulations to @Davidthekick, author of The Weight of Air! His talk with @LandmarkRecover was named a Top 5 Recovery Podcast Episode of 2021.
Listen to David and Zach Crouch HERE: landmarkrecovery.com/top-5-r…
#mentalhealth #opioidcrisis #Buprenorphine #addictionrecovery
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18 Jan 2022
I’ve been in a hospital for almost 2 weeks. I don’t have my phone or access to socisl media. this is a fluke. im Alive and getting stronger every day. Because of Andrea. She is a fucking superstar. andree:ilysSFm312.
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david poses retweeted
13 Jan 2022
If you love someone who uses, it’s easier to get over your fears of watching them use at your dining room table than it is to bury them. Our people are dying behind locked doors w/ family only feet away every day. Make your home their safe consumption space. #HarmReduction #EMS
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5 Jan 2022
I woke up in a hospital on New Yrs w no memory of the ambulance or EMTs peeling me off the floor. My wife found me unconscious, severely dehydrated from Covid. I’d been struggling w intense depression; can’t imagine the horror for Andrea. I’m home now. Grateful. Lucky. Trying.
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david poses retweeted
31 Dec 2021
Glad to see so many people get this right. The legal status of drugs has little to nothing to do with the dangers associated with them. “Drugs aren’t illegal because they are dangerous. They are dangerous because they are illegal” @davidthekick
27 Dec 2021
According to the WHO a substance or group of substances is responsible for about 5% (around 3 million) of all global deaths each year. Can you guess which on it is without looking it up?
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david poses retweeted
23 Dec 2021
Ep27: David Poses - Writer, Activist & Author -@davidthekick - Out Now.. Come enjoy this informative chat! This is our last podcast of the year. Have safe & fruitful Holiday's & New Year.. See you all again soon!
open.spotify.com/episode/1hf…
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david poses retweeted
22 Dec 2021
#thepeaceondrugs newest episode with David Poses (@davidthekick) drops tomorrow morning! It will be our last podcast before the end of the year. Stay tuned...
#endthedrugwar #theweightofair #davidposes #opiods
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