If you're at all interested in justice, addiction and/or prisons in Singapore, this is happening now—must watch!
We\u2019ve just gone live on our Facebook page for today\u2019s dialogue on understanding drug use, addiction, and policy in #Singapore. Join us: https://t.co/neOQDJjZ3a pic.twitter.com/WPgzjZy6VI
— Transformative Justice Collective (@tjc_singapore) December 13, 2020
Ben: They tell us about prefront cortex & limbic systems but there's no one to guide me in real life when I come out & practice the skills.
Dr W: Training in Oz an eye-opener. Easier as a doctor or therapist treating someone there voluntarily rather than forced into system. There they had support services, make your own decision to get well.
[He's now trying to start slide sharing]
Dr Winslow going through American Society of Addiction Medicine definitions of "addiction" (not confined to substances). In SG predominant addictions used to be opoids, now stimulants/meth/novel substances (?)
Stats—both total & repeat users in SG slowly going up, but hugely better than 90s with per-year 10-15K people.
Difficulty with "drugs are bad & people who take them are bad": seen as "morally weak", "bad behaviour" must be "punished out of them". Caning, jail time, institutions
In SG, recidivism, 50% of total drug abusers made up of repeat offenders. Methamphetamine has taken lead as drug of choice. Treatment for this not as refined right now.
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Israel and the U.S. voted 'No' https://t.co/HoO7oz0dwr
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Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/REumYgyRuF
The resolution titled "Applicability of the Geneva Convention... to the
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Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/xDAeS9K1kW
View the resolutions and voting results here:
The resolution titled "The occupied Syrian Golan," which condemns Israel for "repressive measures" against Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights, was adopted by a vote of 151 - 2 - 14.
Israel and the U.S. voted 'No' https://t.co/HoO7oz0dwr

The resolution titled "Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people..." was adopted by a vote of 153 - 6 - 9.
Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No' https://t.co/1Ntpi7Vqab

The resolution titled "Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan" was adopted by a vote of 153 – 5 – 10.
Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/REumYgyRuF

The resolution titled "Applicability of the Geneva Convention... to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory..." was adopted by a vote of 154 - 5 - 8.
Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/xDAeS9K1kW

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See this thing that @lymanstoneky wrote:
And see this thing that I wrote:
And see this book that @JamesFallows wrote:
And see this other thing that I wrote:
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See this thing that @lymanstoneky wrote:
And see this thing that I wrote:
And see this book that @JamesFallows wrote:
And see this other thing that I wrote: