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FEDERAL INQUIRY INTO ADHD MEDICATION SHORTAGE ANNNOUNCED
IF YOU HAVE STRUGGLED TO GET YOUR ADHD MEDICATION, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO TELL THE FTC YOUR STORY FOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS INQUIRY AT THE LINK BELOW! The FTC must read all responses. So tell them about having to call multiple pharmacies, being unable to get generics, your struggles with insurance coverage, everything!
i never do these PSA posts because most PSA stuff isn’t actually actionable, but, uh, this one is:
tl;dr: there are now a bunch of drugs that are really damn good at treating COVID. if you or a loved one get COVID, especially if you have extra risk factors, you should ask your health provider about them (and, if you’re in the US, you can even use this handy dandy website to see what’s in stock near you). also, consider telling people (esp. older people) about this, i guess? so that they know too?
Important US specific info:
As of March 7, 2022 The US “Test to Treat” program allows you to get a covid test and, if it is positive, you will be met by a trained medical practitioner at that same location who can give you a prescription for a covid anti-viral drug. This new program allows you to directly bypass the normal medical nonsense that is part and parcel of life in the US.
Here is the map of american locations for Test to Treat (test + medical professional) plus additional locations to fill your prescription of Lagevrio (molnupiravir) or Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir / ritonavir) if they cannot fill your prescription at the same site.
When visiting a Test to Treat location, bring a list of your current drugs with you. Both of these medications can interact with some drugs. The medical staff and pharmacist at Test to Treat locations will be able to select the best course of treatment for you if you have your complete list of prescription drugs (or just bring the drug bottles) with you.
Covid anti-viral drugs need to be started during the first 5 days of symptoms so if you or someone in your life has symptoms, look into this. Especially do not delay of you/the person has one or more high risk factors for covid.
The Biden-Harris Administration launched a new nationwide Test to Treat initiative in March to give individuals an important way to quickly access free lifesaving treatment for COVID-19. Through this program, people are able to get tested and – if they are positive and treatments are appropriate for them – receive a prescription from a health care provider, and have their prescription filled all at one location. These “One-Stop Test to Treat” sites are available at hundreds of locations nationwide, including pharmacy-based clinics, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)-supported federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs), and long-term care facilities. People can continue to be tested and treated by their own health care providers who can appropriately prescribe these oral antivirals at locations where the medicines are distributed.
A Test to Treat locator is available to help find participating sites. A call center is also available at 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489) to get help in English, Spanish, and more than 150 other languages – 8:00 am to midnight ET, 7 days a week. The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) is also available to specifically help people with disabilities access services. To get help, call 1-888-677-1199, Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm ET or email [email protected].
If you’re a whippersnapper keep this in your back pocket for your parents etc
Maintaining trans friendly spaces cannot be done through performative action – it requires active and self-aware participation. Simply putting up a no terf sign, and deleting terf posts is only the first step!
You have to engage in thoughtful consideration of how these ideologies spread, and remain mindful of language and aggression left unsaid.
You have to actively question your own ideology for transphobia.
Above all. Above above all, you have to put forward messages of support, love and respect for trans people.
Too many people get caught up in a game of social politics, and forget the vulnerable people we should be working to protect and support. This isn’t about the bigots, this is about loving and supporting trans people.
Things you can do to help support the trans community!
Remember being a good person is about working to be a better one!
When a disabled person says “I can’t do that”, the best thing you can do is believe them. It isn’t negative, weak or wrong to know, accept and respect your limits. It’s actual an integral part of living a decent live as a disabled person. So don’t try to encourage us to ignore and disregard our limits and boundaries in the name of “supporting us and being positive” cause there’s nothing supportive about not respecting our needs!
I am not "differently abled". I am disabled. I can do less things than most people. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that as long as you can also acknowledge that being able to do less doesn't make me less valuable than you.
Today is a great day to remind your queer Jewish friends that you love them!
Aspec labels are good. Microlabels are good. Any label that's useful, that helps people make sense of their identity or orientation, or helps someone feel more comfortable in their own skin is a good label.
👍You are allowed to learn about things just because you want to.
👌You are allowed to learn about things that you enjoy and find interesting.
🙌It does not have to be “useful” or hold any other purpose than making you happy. If it does, great! If it doesn’t, that’s great too!
🖕Don’t let someone ruin any of your interests just because they consider it useless or uninteresting.
✊️It is not about them. It is about your experience. Own it.
Feeling your sadness is not the same as “being negative”
Allowing yourself time to feel sad and to grieve a loss is healthy
Hey Koushiro fans! I’m @ahiddenpath, and I’m hosting Koushiro week 2022 from October 3-9 on this blog! This site will evolve and change until about two months before the event, but I’ll be adding prompt ideas, clarifying rules, and finding some cute images until then!
Please get ready to celebrate our dear child of knowledge and Tentomon <3
Event tag: izumikoushiroweek2022
(Both subject to change/development)
Input is welcome, but not on anon. If you would like suggest ideas for prompts or suggest/make event images, please let me know on my main!
(ID: a photo of purple glitter with a white box in the center, black text inside the box reads "support your local abortion fund".)
Check the National Network of Abortion Funds website to find your local abortion fund.
Wait isn’t self-harm just cutting?
No. Self harm is anything you purposefully do that you do that harms your body or mind, and that you know will harm you, but that you do anyway.
Lesser-Known forms of self- harm to be aware of so you can start loving yourself and living your best life:
Basically- If it’d be a form of violence if someone else did this to you, it’s self-harm when you do it to yourself.
The underlying cause of self-harm is almost always some kind of untreated mental health issue. It could be anything from being abused as a kid, to pschyotic illness to anxiety to unmet emotional needs. If you find youself doing ANY of these, or things that are vaguely similar- see a mental health professional ASAP, or bring it up in your next session.
It took someone telling me I was self-harming by intentionally looking at the social media of people who tell lies about my friends and me for me to knock it off.
Because it is.
i encourage you to go to your favourite writer's ao3 page and comment on an older fic, because i can assure you that it will make their day. It can mean so much to see your work doesn't disappear into the void to be never seen again after a day of people interacting with it. Just, if you have the time, go comment on an older work
(pls reblog this to try and get as much writers a bit of appreciation)
Please stop using “psychotic” as an insult.
Please stop using personality disorders as an insult.
Please stop using “psycho” as an insult.
Please stop using “delusional” as an insult.
Please stop using “bipolar” as an insult.
About ten days ago, I wrote a series of posts regarding the difficulties Jews and people of other minority faiths encounter in western society when it comes to having our holidays respected and recognized. I got a lot of feedback from Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Jains, etc. echoing my sentiments (some of which was absolutely heartbreaking), and I have additionally seen a variety of other posts on the matter that underline my point. When reading all of the notes and comments relevant to these posts, I noticed a very similar theme reappearing time after time:
“I didn’t take off for X holiday because I’m not that religious, but the scheduling was very inconvenient for my more observant friend or family member.”
Indeed, I had previously quoted former MLB player Gabe Kapler, who once made the justification to play baseball on Yom Kippur by saying:
“I am not really a practicing Jew. It would be selfish to be a practicing Jew on only one day.”
It would seem that many people have been led to believe that observing a Jewish or Muslim or Hindu holiday is cheating unless you are sincerely devout.
Well, I have a special message for those people:
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO NON-CHRISTIAN SECULAR OBSERVANCES
This is important, so I’m going to say it again:
Think of all the times you have been chided by secular Christian friends for not celebrating Christmas.
“It’s not really even a religious holiday anymore,” people will tell you. “It’s just a nice time for families to get together and celebrate.”
Well, guess what? So is Rosh Hashanah. So is Eid. So is Diwali.
A secular Jew might not want to go to synagogue on Rosh Hashanah, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to fly home for Rosh Hashanah dinner to be with their family.
A non-practicing Muslim may have lost interest in regular religious practices, but that doesn’t mean they don’t still look forward to Eid celebrations.
A lapsed Hindu can still have fond memories of celebrating Diwali as a youth, and want to continue on with their family traditions.
There is no written rule that says only people from Christian backgrounds can be non-religious and still celebrate their cultural holidays. There is no law that says only Christmas and Easter can be boiled down to family dinners and fun festivities.
BEING A SECULAR PERSON FROM A MINORITY FAITH DOES NOT INVALIDATE YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR OWN CULTURAL BACKGROUND.
It doesn’t matter if you haven’t prayed in years or don’t believe in God. If you want a day off for your holiday, take it. No matter what, it’s still yours.
I had a conversation with a friend the other day during which, after it came up that I only eat at kosher restaurants, she said that she hopes I don’t think less of her for being “a bad Jew”. And I just hate that whole idea so much.
So, if anyone out there needs to hear this today: you are not a bad Jew.
You don’t keep kosher or Shabbat? You’re not a bad Jew.
You can’t read Hebrew and don’t know what to do during the Amidah? You’re not a bad Jew.
You only celebrate Hanukkah and haven’t been inside a synagogue in years? You’re not a bad Jew.
You don’t know any brachot and can’t even remember the last time you prayed? You’re not a bad Jew.
You can still learn and take on mitzvot, if that’s something you want in your life. And if you don’t want any of that? That’s okay, too. You’re still not a bad Jew.
We’re a self-deprecating people. I know. I’m right there with you. But this one kills me. Wipe those words out of your mouth and stop tearing yourself down for all the things you never learned or don’t do. No matter what the reason is. It doesn’t matter.
You are not a bad Jew.
