Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly told recipients of overdose prevention funding that they may no longer be allowed to promote the message that has become one of the pillars of harm reduction.
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Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly told recipients of overdose prevention funding that they may no longer be allowed to promote the message that has become one of the pillars of harm reduction.
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“Given what the governor has said about the [death penalty], given his Catholic faith, given his seeming willingness to do something on the issue, as a coalition of organizers we were very optimistic that there was going to be something coming in the final year of his term,” said McCann.
One of the most dangerous things about America’s relationship with drug use is the co-occurring social stigma associated with addiction and recovery – deeply held beliefs rooted in moralizations that are often used as cudgels and as frameworks for bad policies.
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One of the most dangerous things about America’s relationship with drug use is the co-occurring social stigma associated with addiction and recovery – deeply held beliefs rooted in moralizations that are often used as cudgels and as frameworks for bad policies.
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What Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx did was a legit shot across the bow and a reminder that there are ways to save lives other than arresting people or blowing up boats.
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Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that “killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.”
But U.S. officials saying fentanyl comes from Venezuela doesn’t make it so writes @jackshuler.bsky.social.
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Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that “killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.”
But U.S. officials saying fentanyl comes from Venezuela doesn’t make it so writes @jackshuler.bsky.social.
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If the government carries out Trump’s orders targeting antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” it would violate free speech rights. Here’s why: bit.ly/4330Su2
"Do what you can where you are. Look to the institutions around you and participate in them. Be present at local government meetings. Help the vulnerable if you can. And when you are called to do so, protest."
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"Do what you can where you are. Look to the institutions around you and participate in them. Be present at local government meetings. Help the vulnerable if you can. And when you are called to do so, protest."
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The new reality that is emerging in Texas is that certain topics or ideas are simply off the table in the classroom.
The censorship of academic speech and entire fields of knowledge in service to an ideology poses an unprecedented danger to the future of higher education.
#AcademicFreedom
The story of the overdose crisis is a story about health care, including harm reduction, and what happens when people have limited access to it. It’s a story about what happens when the response to overdose is more often rooted in morals than science.
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The story of the overdose crisis is a story about health care, including harm reduction, and what happens when people have limited access to it. It’s a story about what happens when the response to overdose is more often rooted in morals than science.
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Susan Ousterman used the word “performative” when describing the HALT Fentanyl Act. ... The law criminalizes more people and spreads stigma and fear of people who use drugs, she said, adding, “We know that prohibition itself is what’s causing the crisis.”
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Susan Ousterman used the word “performative” when describing the HALT Fentanyl Act. ... The law criminalizes more people and spreads stigma and fear of people who use drugs, she said, adding, “We know that prohibition itself is what’s causing the crisis.”
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When I asked Busz directly what she thought of the US approach to substance use in recent years, I got a very direct Dutch reply. “I think it’s a political crime what’s been happening there,” she said. “All these people that died, it’s all preventable.”
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I just read @jackshuler.bsky.social 's amazing, thoughtful, political review of my book "Crackdown". I'm happy it resonates in USA, particularly at this political moment. Our movements must be international - harm reduction has no country. Ty for the kind words, Jack. matternews.org/voices/we-ha...
Garth Mullins' new memoir, "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs," avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this social and political moment writes @jackshuler.bsky.social.
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Garth Mullins' new memoir, "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs," avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this social and political moment writes @jackshuler.bsky.social.
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Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or who are addicted.
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Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or who are addicted.
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Despite news that overdose is down, harm reduction workers are anxious about how cuts to federal funding will shape the future. #HarmReduction
Despite news that overdose is down, harm reduction workers are anxious about how cuts to federal funding will shape the future. #HarmReduction
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Researchers have, of course, critiqued the Rat Park studies. One concern is that they foster a focus on environmental factors above all else. Overcoming addiction is not always just about finding a community. But the environment certainly can exacerbate addictions.
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Researchers have, of course, critiqued the Rat Park studies. One concern is that they foster a focus on environmental factors above all else. Overcoming addiction is not always just about finding a community. But the environment certainly can exacerbate addictions.
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Okay. Hear me out: White House Motors.
In my own reporting, I've encountered folks who have needed this funding in order to get their family into a hotel for a few nights, to cover the gaps. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a lot of money. But it's an important safety net program that supports folks through vulnerable moments.
